Kim Wozencraft
Kim Wozencraft | |
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Born | [1] Dallas, Texas | December 4, 1954
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Citizenship | American |
Education | MFA, Columbia University |
Genre | Psychological thriller, Action, Crime |
Notable works | Rush, Notes from the Country Club |
Notable awards | Best American Essays 1988 |
Website | |
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Kim Wozencraft is an American author. She is best known as the author of the novel Rush, which was subsequently adapted into a 1991 feature film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric, Gregg Allman and Sam Elliott.
Early life[]
Wozencraft was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Lake Highlands High School.[2]
Career[]
Her first novel, Rush, is based on her experiences working as an undercover narcotics agent in Texas soon after President Richard Nixon declared a "War on Drugs". Her novel, Notes From the Country Club, grew out of time served in federal prison.[3] Wozencraft co-edited the book Slam, a companion edition to the award-winning 1998 film. She was executive editor at Prison Life magazine,[4] has written for HBO Films,[5] and her work has appeared in The Best American Essays, Texas Monthly, New York Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and various literary magazines and anthologies.
Education[]
Wozencraft has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University.
Selected works[]
- Rush (1990)
- Notes from the Country Club (1993)
- The Catch (1998)
- Slam (1998)
- Wanted (2004)
- The Devil's Backbone (2006)
References[]
- ^ Wozencraft, Kim
- ^ "Lake Highlands native gains fame". akehighlands.advocatemag.com. June 20, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "NOTES FROM THE COUNTRY CLUB | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ https://articles.latimes.com/1996-10-22/news/ls-56344_1_prison-life
- ^ "Kim Wozencraft".
External links[]
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- People from Dallas
- Living people
- 1954 births
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- Columbia University School of the Arts alumni