J. Everett Prewitt
J. Everett Prewitt | |
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.jpg) Prewitt at Rodney Brown Studio | |
| Born | November 12, 1942 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Author and Real Estate Consultant |
| Language | English |
| Education | Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) (1966, B.A.) Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (1978, MS in Urban Studies) |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Period | 1962–1977 |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable works | Snake Walkers, A Long Way Back, Something About Ann |
| Notable awards | Snake Walkers: First Prize, Los Angeles Black Book Expo; Fiction Honor Award, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. A Long Way Back: First Place, Independent Publishers of New England |
| Children | Lia Martin, Eric Prewitt |
| Website | |
| eprewitt | |
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James Everett Prewitt (born November 12, 1942) is an American novelist and former Army officer who served in the Vietnam War.[1]
Novels
[edit]Prewitt's debut novel, Snake Walkers,[2][3] won the Bronze award in the General Fiction category of ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award. In 2006, Snake Walkers was also honored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.[4] It won First Place for Fiction at the Los Angeles Black Book Expo in March 2005 and 2nd place at the Independent Book Awards held in New York City in 2005.[5] Snake Walkers also won first place in the USA Best Book Awards 2005.[6]
Prewitt's second novel, A Long Way Back, was published in 2015. It received the Seal of Approval from Literary Classics,[7] and was also a finalist for the Montaigne Award,[8] and the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award.[9][10][11] A Long Way Back won the Independent Publishers of New England first place award,[12] the Silver Award from Literary Classics,[13] and the Silver Award from the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA).[14]
The second edition of Prewitt's third novel, Something About Ann, was published January 2024.[15] The first edition won the 2018 Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Finalist [16] The second edition was a finalist in the 2024 International Book Awards [17] and a finalist in the 2024 Independent Author Network.[18]
Education
[edit]Prewitt received his bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and a master's degree from Cleveland State University. He was awarded the title of distinguished alumni from both schools.
References
[edit]- ^ "A LONG WAY BACK by J. Everett Prewitt is Released". broadwayworld.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Author hailed for first novel," (3 August 2005). The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "The last commercial blacksmith didn't starve, he simply retooled; so will newspaper journalists: Phillip Morris". cleveland.com. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "News Fronts: American Library Association". American Libraries. 37 (4): 4–9. 2006. ISSN 0002-9769.
- ^ "Awards," Dodson, Angela P., Black Issues Book Review. September 2005, p. 8.
- ^ "The USA "Best Books 2005" Awards" (PDF). 30 September 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "A Long Way Back, by J. Everett Prewitt, earns the Literary Classics Seal of Approval". clcreviews. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "The Montaigne Medal Finalists". hofferaward.com.
- ^ "Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist". indiefab.forewordreviews.com.
- ^ "A LONG WAY BACK". kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "Guest Author Interview – J. Everett Prewitt". cherylholloway.net.
- ^ "Congratulations to IPNE's 3rd Annual New England Book Awards Winners & Finalists!". ipne.org. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "2016 AWARD WINNING BOOKS". clcawards.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Congratulations to our 2017 Award Winners!". mwsadispatches.com. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Northland Publishing Company Announces New Release". 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Da Vinci Eye Book Award Finalists".
- ^ "International Book Awards - Honoring Excellence in Independent & Mainstream Publishing".
- ^ "2024 Winners and Finalists". The Independent Author Network. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
External links
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- Cleveland State University alumni
- American male novelists
- Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni
- Writers from Cleveland
- African-American novelists
- United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- African-American male writers