Kim Wozencraft (born December 4, 1954) 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.
Kim Wozencraft | |
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 Kim Wozencraft in Woodstock, New York (August 18, 2012) | |
| Born | December 4, 1954[1] Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Columbia University (MFA) |
| Genre | Psychological thriller, Action, Crime |
| Notable works | Rush, Notes from the Country Club |
| Notable awards | Best American Essays 1988 |
| Website | |
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Early life
editWozencraft was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Lake Highlands High School.[2]
Career
editHer 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
editWozencraft has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University.
Selected works
edit- Rush (1990)
- Notes from the Country Club (1993)
- The Catch (1998)
- Slam (1998)
- Wanted (2004)
- The Devil's Backbone (2006)
References
edit- ^ Wozencraft, Kim
- ^ "Lake Highlands native gains fame". akehighlands.advocatemag.com. June 20, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "NOTES FROM THE COUNTRY CLUB | Kirkus Reviews".
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 22 October 1996.
- ^ "Kim Wozencraft". IMDb.