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    • Source: Roy Hoffman
    • Roy Hoffman (born June 23, 1953) is an American writer and journalist. He has published several books including his Lillian Smith Book Award-winning novel Almost Family. He has written articles for the New York Times and the Mobile Press-Register. He has also received awards for his literary work.


      Personal life


      Hoffman was born and raised in a Jewish family in Mobile, Alabama, United States. After receiving his baccalaureate degree in English in 1975, he moved to New York. He has lived Manhattan and Brooklyn for twenty years. He and his family live in Fairhope.


      Career


      Hoffman began his writing career from younger age. He contributed to his high school literary magazine. During the study at Tulane University, he also wrote for the college newspaper. He has worked for New York Magazine and WNET-13 public television station. He has also worked for then-Governor Mario M. Cuomo. He has also written articles and book reviews. He has published his first book Almost Family in 1983. His second book was a novel. He has also published a collection of essays.


      Awards


      Lillian Smith Book Award, Southern Regional Council, 1983
      Alabama Author Award, Alabama Library Association, 1984


      Bibliography


      Almost Family New York: Dial Press, 1983. Rpt. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2000.
      Back Home: Journeys Through Mobile Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2001.
      Chicken Dreaming Corn A Novel.Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004.
      Hoffman, Roy (March 15, 2022). The Promise of the Pelican: A Novel. Arcade Crimewise. ISBN 978-1950994342.


      References




      External links


      Voices rich in Roy Hoffman's 'Alabama Afternoons
      Roy Hoffman
      New York Times

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