Author: Wayne Caldwell
Alternate names: Caldwell, Wayne, 1948-; Caldwell, Wayne
Born: 1 June 1948
Bio: Wayne Caldwell is a native of Asheville, North Carolina. He began writing fiction when he turned fifty. Winner of two short story prizes, the 2010 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award from the Western North Carolina Historical Association, and the 2013 James Still Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers, he is the author of two novels---***Cataloochee*** (2007) and ***Requiem by Fire*** (2010), both published by Random House. He also contributed to ***Naked Came the Leaf Peeper*** (Burning Bush Press, 2011), a collaborative novel by a dozen North Carolina writers. A short story, ***Rattlesnakes***, was published in ***27 Views of Asheville*** (Eno Publishers, 2012).