Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
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Edition 37 (2009) Winner
David Anthony Durham
デイビッド・アンソニー・ダーラム
Deibiddo Ansonī Dāramu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City → Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, associate professor
- Active Years
- 1992-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Colorado College, Cal State University, Fresno, Hampshire College, Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing, University of Nevada, Reno
- Nominations
- Finalist for the 2006 Legacy Award for Fiction
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland, College Park | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
University of Maryland, College Park
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Fiction Award | — | — | Hurston/Wright Foundation | Winner |
| 2002 | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction | Gabriel's Story | — | Hurston/Wright Foundation | Winner |
| 2009 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | Best New Writer | World Science Fiction Society | Winner |
Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Fiction Award
1992
Organization:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
Result:
Winner
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction
2002
Work:
Gabriel's Story
Organization:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
Result:
Winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2009
Category:
Best New Writer
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gabriel's Story
2001 Historical fictionCentered on African American settlers in the American West.
African AmericanAmerican West
Adaptations
- [Feature film]
Walk Through Darkness
2002 Historical fictionFollowed a runaway slave during the tense times leading up to the American Civil War.
SlaveryAmerican Civil War
Adaptations
- [Feature film]
Pride of Carthage
2005 Historical fictionFocused on Hannibal Barca of Ancient Carthage and his war with the Roman Republic.
HannibalCarthageRome
Acacia: The War with the Mein
2007 Epic fantasyFirst book of the Acacia Trilogy.
FantasyEmpire
Adaptations
- [Feature film]
The Risen: A Novel of Spartacus
2016 Historical fictionHistorical fiction novel of Spartacus.
SpartacusRebellion
Bibliography
- Gabriel's Story
- Walk Through Darkness
- Pride of Carthage
- Acacia: The War with the Mein
- Acacia: The Other Lands
- Acacia: The Sacred Band
- The Risen: A Novel of Spartacus
- The Shadow Prince
- The Longest Night in Egypt
- A Rage of Lions
Translations of Works
- translated into eight foreign languages
Legacy
American novelist of historical fiction and fantasy. Novels twice New York Times Notable Books, won two ALA awards, John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Trivia
- Novels translated into eight foreign languages.
- Gabriel's Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Acacia: The War with the Mein are in development as feature films.