Randy Wayne
White is a New York Times best selling author whose novel, Sanibel Flats, was
chosen by the American Independent Mystery Booksellers Association as one of the
Hundred Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century.
He was a light tackle fishing guide at Tarpon Bay Marina, Sanibel Island for
13 years, did more than 3,000 charters, and draws heavily on those experiences
for his novels about marine biologist Doc Ford and his quirky pals at Dinkins
Bay.
His tenth novel, Everglades, was published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in the
Spring of 2003 to reviews that cemented his position as "one of the hottest
writers in America" (Booklist). His previous novels, Twelve Mile Limit, Shark
River, Ten Thousand Islands, The Mangrove Coast, North of Havana, Captiva,
and others have accumulated a cult following around the nation.
A collection of essays and articles, Batfishing in the Rainforest, was
published by Lyons & Burford in December 1991, and has also received excellent
reviews.
Other collections of essays include, The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Last
Flight Out, An American Traveler.
White was also a monthly columnist for Outside Magazine. For his "Out There"
column, he traveled around the world, writing about natural history,
archaeology, anthropology, adventure travel and politics. He covered the
America's Cup races in Australia, and has written about Sumatra, Singapore,
Central America, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaya, Ireland, the Cayman and Windward
Islands, and South America. He has dog sledded in Alaska and brought back
refugees from Cuba.
White has been awarded the Conch Republic Prize for Literature, along with such
notable authors as John Cheever, Peter Matthiessen, Jim Harrison, and Thomas McGuane.
He also won the John D. MacDonald Award for Literacy Excellence. His
national PBS documentary The Gift of the Game, about taking baseball gear
to children in Cuba, which he wrote and narrated, won the 2002 Woods Hole Film
festival Best of best Award.
White lives alone with his Golden Retriever in an old house on an Indian mound,
an acre on the bay, traveling and socializing a lot in his 21-Maverick flats
boat. He loves to windsurf.
Randy Wayne White's website
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