Chester Himes Award
The Chester Himes Award was an American literary award for crime fiction (Black Crime Fiction ), which was awarded between 1996 and 2003 by the Friends of Chester Himes (FOCH). The award was intended to highlight the influence and importance of African-American writers in crime fiction. The award took place annually at the Black Mystery Writers Conference in Oakland / California . FOCH was founded by Janette (Jan) L. Faulkner (* 1934), a psychiatrist and social worker, born in Kansas City (Missouri) .
Chester Himes (1909–1984) is still considered one of the most important writers of black crime fiction . Many of his works are available in German translation, e.g. B. Black money for white crooks , The Harlem Money Makers or Blind, with a gun .
Award winners
| year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner | year | Prize winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Gar Anthony Haywood | 1997 | Terris Grimes | 1998 | Walter Mosley | 1999 | Robert Greer |
| 2000 | Eleanor Taylor Bland | 2001 | Alice Holman | 2002 | Renay Jackson | 2003 | Gary Phillips |
Web links
- Chester Himes Biography (accessed January 9, 2012)
Remarks
- ↑ Detailed presentation by Tim Lawlor, University of Lancaster ( Memento of the original from September 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. via Black Crime Fiction (accessed January 9, 2012)
- ↑ The Berkeley Health Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. via Jan Faulkner (accessed January 9, 2012)
