Thomas Cobb (author)

Thomas Cobb is an American novelist and author of the 1987 novel Crazy Heart^[1] which was adapted into the 2010 Academy Award winning 2009 film Crazy Heart.^[2]^[3]

Life and career

Raised in Tucson, Arizona,^[4] Cobb acquired an MFA from the University of Arizona. He earned a PhD from the University of Houston,^[5] where he studied fiction writing with Donald Barthelme.^[6] Barthelme also advised him on the writing of Crazy Heart.^[7]

Cobb has taught at Eastern Arizona College and in the Arizona State Prison System. Since 1987, he has been a member of the faculty of Rhode Island College and is Professor of English and Director of Performing & Fine Arts Commission. He teaches fiction writing and literature and was the director of the program from 1987 to 2005.^[5] In 2010, he received the Rhode Island College Alumni Faculty Award.^[8]^[9]

Bibliography

Novels

Crazy Heart (1987)
Shavetail (2009)
With Blood in Their Eyes (2012)
Darkness the Color of Snow (2015)

Short stories

Acts of Contrition (2003)

References

^ Cobb, Thomas (1987). Crazy heart. San Francisco: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-015803-4.
^ Janusonis, Michael (2010-03-07). "'WJL31with R.I. ties, takes 2 Academy Awards". projo.com - The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal Co. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
^ WGAW (2010-01-11). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
^ "Personal Site". Retrieved 2015-10-25.
^ ^a ^b "RIC Faculty Site". Rhode Island College. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
^ "The Reading Life: Jeff Bridges and ‘Crazy Heart’: Channeling Donald Barthelme?" The New York Times. January 29, 2010. Retrieved on July 31, 2010.
^ Rourke, Bryan (2009-11-22). "Foster author's 'Crazy Heart' gets reprint now that movie is on the way". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
^ "Thomas Cobb - Alumni Faculty Award". Rhode Island College. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
^ "Alumni Awards & Honor Roll". Rhode Island College. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

External links

Thomas Cobb's website (Accessed 26th September 2010)

[bookCrazyHeart-1] Cobb, Thomas (1987). Crazy heart. San Francisco: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-015803-4.

[Janusonis2010-2] Janusonis, Michael (2010-03-07). "'WJL31with R.I. ties, takes 2 Academy Awards". projo.com - The Providence Journal. The Providence Journal Co. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

[WGA2010-3] WGAW (2010-01-11). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America, West. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

[PersonalSite-4] "Personal Site". Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[RICFacultySite-5] "RIC Faculty Site". Rhode Island College. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[NYTArtsbeat-6] "The Reading Life: Jeff Bridges and ‘Crazy Heart’: Channeling Donald Barthelme?" The New York Times. January 29, 2010. Retrieved on July 31, 2010.

[FosterAuthor-7] Rourke, Bryan (2009-11-22). "Foster author's 'Crazy Heart' gets reprint now that movie is on the way". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

[RICCobb-8] "Thomas Cobb - Alumni Faculty Award". Rhode Island College. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

[RICAlumniAward2010-9] "Alumni Awards & Honor Roll". Rhode Island College. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-09-26.

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