James Everett Prewitt (born November 12, 1942) is an American novelist and former Army officer who served in the

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Novels

Prewitt's debut novel, ''Snake Walkers'', won the Bronze award in the General Fiction category of ''ForeWord Magazine's'' Book of the Year Award. In 2006, ''Snake Walkers'' was also honored by the Black Caucus of the

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. It won First Place for Fiction at the Los Angeles Black Book Expo in March 2005 and 2nd place at the Independent Book Awards held in New York City in 2005. Snake Walkers also won first place in the USA Best Book Awards 2005. Prewitt's second novel, ''A Long Way Back'', was published in 2015. It received the Seal of Approval from Literary Classics, and was also a finalist for the ''Montaigne Award'', and the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award. ''A Long Way Back'' won the Independent Publishers of New England first place award, the Silver Award from Literary Classics, and the Silver Award from the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA). The second edition of Prewitt's third novel, ''Something About Ann'', was published January 2024. The first edition won the 2018 Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Finalist The second edition was a finalist in the 2024 International Book Awards and a finalist in the 2024 Independent Author Network.

Education

Prewitt received his bachelor's degree from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and a master's degree from

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. He was awarded the title of distinguished alumni from both schools.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prewitt, J. Everett 1942 births Living people Cleveland State University alumni American male novelists Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni Writers from Cleveland African-American novelists United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War 20th-century African-American writers 21st-century African-American writers African-American male writers