Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2006) Nominee
Robert Ward
ロバート・ワード
Rōbāto Wādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland → Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, California → Hamilton, Ohio → Geneva, New York → New York City, New York → Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor
- Active Years
- 1972-2024
- Nominations
- Hammett Prize nominee (Four Kinds of Rain, 2006)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towson State University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Arkansas | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Towson State University
Country:
United States
undergraduate work
University of Arkansas
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | National Endowment of the Arts award for first novel of exceptional merit | Shedding Skin | — | National Endowment of the Arts | winner |
| 1985 | PEN West prize for Best Novel | Red Baker | — | PEN | winner |
National Endowment of the Arts award for first novel of exceptional merit
1972
Work:
Shedding Skin
Organization:
National Endowment of the Arts
Result:
winner
PEN West prize for Best Novel
1985
Work:
Red Baker
Organization:
PEN
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Red Baker
1985 Crime fictionFour Kinds of Rain
2006 Crime fictionThe King of Cards
1993 Crime fictionCattle Annie and Little Britches
1977 WesternAdaptations
- [Film] Cattle Annie and Little Britches / Lamont Johnson (1981)
Bibliography
- Shedding Skin
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches
- The Sandman
- Red Baker
- The King of Cards
- The Cactus Garden
- Grace
- Four Kinds of Rain
- Total Immunity
- The Best Bad Dream
- The Stone Carrier
- Renegades: My Wild Trip from Professor to New Journalist
Adaptations
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches (film, 1981)
Legacy
American novelist and screenwriter known for crime fiction. Won NEA award for first novel Shedding Skin and PEN West for Red Baker. Wrote for TV shows like Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice.