Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2008) Winner
Ravi Howard
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Ravi Howard
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, professor, television writer
- Active Years
- 2000-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence | Like Trees, Walking | — | Baton Rouge Area Foundation | winner |
| 2008 | PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | Like Trees, Walking | — | PEN America | finalist |
| — | Sports Emmy Award | Inside the NFL | — | National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | winner |
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
2008
Work:
Like Trees, Walking
Organization:
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Result:
winner
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
2008
Work:
Like Trees, Walking
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
finalist
Sports Emmy Award
Work:
Inside the NFL
Organization:
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2008) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Like Trees, Walking
2007 novelLike Trees, Walking is his first novel, inspired in part by the lynching of Michael Donald; it explores racial violence, memory, and justice in the American South.
racismviolencememoryjustice
Driving the King
2014 novelDriving the King imagines the friendship between Nat King Cole and his driver Nat Weary, exploring music, fame, and racial politics in mid-20th-century America.
friendshipmusicracehistorical imagination
The Good Thief
2020 short storyThe short story "The Good Thief" deals with crime and moral ambiguity; originally published in Alabama Noir and later included in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021.
crimemoral ambiguity
Bibliography
- Like Trees, Walking (2007)
- Driving the King (2014)
- Short story 'The Good Thief' (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic depictionhistorical imagination in reconstruction
- Recurring Motifs
- musicracial tensionmemory and traces of the past
Legacy
Ravi Howard is recognized for works that engage with Black history, music, and personal relationships; he has been honored for his debut novel and has experience in television writing, including a Sports Emmy.
Quotes
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"a thoroughly convincing story" and "a warmly enveloping book."
Source: The New York Times (critic Janet Maslin) (2014)
Trivia
- Like Trees, Walking (2007) was inspired in part by the lynching of Michael Donald.
- In 2008 he was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and won the Ernest J. Gaines Award.
- He won a Sports Emmy for writing on the show Inside the NFL.
- "The Good Thief" was included in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021.