Edward Humes

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Edward Humes
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OccupationJournalist, writer
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Hampshire College
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting

Edward Humes is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.

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Biography

Humes was born in Philadelphia and attended Hampshire College.[ citation needed ]

In 1989 he received the Pulitzer Prize for specialized reporting for investigative stories he wrote about the United States military for the Orange County Register . [1]

Afterward, he began writing non-fiction books. Humes is the author of 13 nonfiction books, including the bestselling Mississippi Mud; No Matter How Loud I Shout; Baby E.R.; A Man and His Mountain; and Garbology, a popular selection for the First Year Experience program on college campuses.[ citation needed ]

In 2001, Humes spent a year teaching a writing workshop at Whitney High School in Cerritos, California, a middle-class Los Angeles suburb. His observations while at the school led to his narrative non-fiction book School of Dreams, published in 2004.[ citation needed ]

Humes is a contributing writer for Sierra Magazine , California Lawyer and Los Angeles Magazine , among other publications. He is married to journalist and author Donna Wares and lives in Southern California.[ citation needed ]

Books

Non-fiction

True crime

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References

  1. "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  2. Levinson, Marc (April 17, 2012). "At the Top of the Heap". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. "Talk Radio Evolution". Huffington Post. February 23, 2007.