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American writer
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Male
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Birth:
1 June 1948(Asheville)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Wayne Caldwell (born June 1, 1948) is an American novelist.
Biography
Wayne Caldwell was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, which is the setting for much of his fictional work.
Caldwell attended the University of North Carolina as an undergraduate, Appalachian State University for his Master's program, and in 1973 he earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at Duke University.
After teaching English at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina and Union College in Schenectady, New York, Caldwell returned to Asheville.
He began writing works of fiction in the late 1990s.
Awards
- First Prize Carolina Alumni Review Fiction Contest for The Pact
- First Prize 2001 Appalachian Fiction Competition for The Burning Tree