American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (2018) Winner
Charles F. Harris
チャールズ・エフ・ハリス
Charles F. Harris
Aliases:
Charles Frederick Harris
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-01-03 （Portsmouth, Virginia）
- Died
- 2015-12-16 （Manhattan, New York） age 81
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Portsmouth, Virginia → Manhattan, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Book publisher, Editor
- Active Years
- 1955-2015
- Affiliations
- Doubleday, Random House, Howard University Press, Amistad Press, HarperCollins
- Influenced
- John Hope Franklin, Rayford Logan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia State University | — | — | B.A. | 1951–1955 | United States |
Virginia State University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1951–1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United States
Received B.A. in 1955
Awards & Nominations
Health
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Colon cancer2015Died of colon cancer in 2015; it affected his later life and activities.
Legacy
Charles F. Harris was a pioneering publisher and editor who championed the publication of African-American writers. He founded Howard University Press and later Amistad Press (1986), helping bring many important works to publication.
Trivia
- Graduated from Virginia State University in 1955.
- Began his publishing career at Doubleday in the mid-1950s and launched the Zenith Book Series.
- Became a senior editor at Random House in 1967 and edited two volumes of 'Amistad' in 1970 and 1971.
- Founded Howard University Press in 1971 and published about 100 titles as its first chief executive.
- Founded Amistad Press in 1986 and served as editorial director until 2003; Amistad was acquired by HarperCollins in 1999.
- Died in Manhattan on December 16, 2015, of colon cancer at age 81.