Robert Westfield
Robert Westfield | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 49–50) Maryland |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | Suspension |
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Robert Westfield (born 1972) is an American writer, who won two Lambda Literary Awards in 2007 for his debut novel Suspension.[1] The novel, published in 2006 by Harper Perennial,[2] was nominated for and won Lambdas in the categories of Gay Fiction and Gay Debut Fiction.[1]
Born in 1972 in Maryland, Westfield attended Columbia University in New York City, earning a degree in Theatre and English,[3] and winning several student awards for his writing. He has also written several plays, including A Wedding Album, The Pennington Plot, A Tulip Economy and A Home Without, as well as acting as cowriter and dramaturg for plays by Marc Wolf, including Blessed Plot and Another American: Asking and Telling.[4] His second novel, tentatively titled The Sightseers, has not yet been published.
References[]
- ^ a b "Report from the 2007 Lammy Awards". AfterElton.com, June 5, 2007.
- ^ "Suspension by Robert Westfield". Kirkus Reviews, 2006.
- ^ "Robert Westfield". Harper Collins Publishers
- ^ "Weston announces a rich new season". Rutland Herald, January 9, 2013.
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