Sheri Holman
| Sheri Holman | |
|---|---|
 Holman at Shirley Jackson Awards, April 2012 | |
| Born |
June 1, 1966 Hanover County, Virginia |
| Occupation | novelist, screenwriter |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Genre | Fiction, Novel, Television |
| Notable works | Witches on the Road Tonight (novel, 2011), The Dress Lodger (novel, 2000) |
Sheri Holman (born 1966) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Biography
Holman was born in Hanover County, Virginia. Following graduation from The College of William & Mary in 1988 with a degree in theatre, she moved to New York. After transitioning from acting to various positions in the publishing industry, including several years as a temp at Penguin Books, Holman became the assistant to literary agent Molly Friedrich.[1] It was during this time that she began writing her first novel, A Stolen Tongue, a mystery set along the route of a fifteenth-century religious pilgrimage. The debut novel was published by Grove/Atlantic in 1997 and subsequently translated into thirteen languages. This was followed by the bestselling[2] The Dress Lodger, named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2000, and a nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
After publishing a young adult title in 2002, Holman returned with The Mammoth Cheese in 2003, which was a finalist for the UK Orange Prize for Fiction. Her most recent novel is Witches on the Road Tonight, named a New York Times Editors' Choice[3] and to the best fiction of 2011 lists of the Boston Globe[4] and the Toronto Globe and Mail.[5] She is at work on a new novel involving a pediatric health worker in Eldoret, Kenya.[6]
Holman is currently writing on Longmire for Warner Horizon Television, for the fourth season premiering on Netflix in Fall, 2015.[7] She served as a staff writer on Emerald City on NBC.[8] The Crooked Road, her television adaptation of Witches on the Road Tonight, is in development by Universal Television.
She is a founding member[9] of storytelling collective The Moth and serves on its curatorial board. Holman lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.[10]
Bibliography
- Novels
- A Stolen Tongue (1997)
- The Dress Lodger (2000)
- The Mammoth Cheese (2003)
- Witches on the Road Tonight (2011)
- Children's literature
- Sondok: Princess of the Moon And Stars (2002)
- Selected Short Works
- "Sheri Holman: An Author's Pilgrimage" in Boldtype (February, 1998)
- "Letters from Exile: Styron's Havanas in Camelot" in The Barnes and Noble Review (June 9, 2008)
- "Rescue Mission" in The Secret Currency of Love: The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships (2009)
- "The Starvation Experiment" in Exotic Gothic 5, Vol. I (2013)
- "The Divide" in My First Novel: Tales of Woe and Glory (2013)
Awards
- Orange Prize for Fiction, Best Novel shortlist (2005): The Mammoth Cheese[11]
- Shirley Jackson Award, Best Novel (2011): Witches on the Road Tonight
- Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold Medal, Literary Fiction (2011): Witches on the Road Tonight[12]
References
- ↑ Sheri Holman: My First Mentors
- ↑ Publishers Weekly profile
- ↑ Editors' Choice, April 1, 2011
- ↑ Best fiction books of 2011
- ↑ Best foreign fiction of 2011
- ↑ Sally Test Pediatric Center -- a glimpse into the new novel
- ↑ PowderKeg Writer Bios: Sheri Holman
- ↑ Emerald City credits
- ↑ Celebrating 15 Years of The Moth
- ↑ Fear & Its Monsters: An Interview with Sheri Holman
- ↑ Orange Prize for Fiction 2005
- ↑ Independent Publisher Book Awards 2011 Results
External links
- Video of Rescue Mission performed by Sheri Holman at The Moth
- Video of Holman performing in The Moth Southern Stories series
- Sheri Holman official website
- Reading by Sheri Holman curated by The Moonlit Road
- Interview with Sheri Holman
- Article on Sheri Holman
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