Attica Locke
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Author Attica Locke
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| Born | 1974 (age 42–43) Houston, Texas, United States |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Genre | Fiction, television, film |
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Attica Locke (born 1974 in Houston, Texas) is an American author of fiction and a writer for the television series Empire.
Attica Locke’s first novel, Black Water Rising, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It was shortlisted for the prestigious Orange Prize in the UK (now the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction).
A graduate of Northwestern University, Locke was a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Feature Filmmakers Lab. She has written scripts for Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, 20th Century Fox, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, HBO, and DreamWorks.
Locke is a member of the academy for the Folio Prize in the UK and is also on the board of directors for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
A native of Houston, Texas, Attica lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.
She is member of the Writers Guild of America, West.
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence 2013 The Cutting Season - the award sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and established in 2007 to honor Ernest Gaines' legacy
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