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Robert Lamb

Robert Lamb was born in Aiken, S.C., grew up in Augusta, Ga., and graduated from the University of Georgia.

In 1961, he began a journalism career on the Augusta Herald, worked later for The Augusta Chronicle as an editor and columnist, and, after a stint as a weekly editor and publisher in Hazlehurst, Ga., moved to The Atlanta Constitution, where he worked as an editor, reporter, and feature writer. In a 20-year career, he also worked for newspapers in Charleston, S.C., and Winston-Salem, N.C. He has also written free-lance articles for various magazines and newspapers, and still does free-lance reporting for The New York Times.

In 1991, his first novel was published. Striking Out, a coming-of-age story set in Augusta, was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Award, a coveted prize for first novels. In the same year, he began teaching writing at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and still teaches there. In 1998, he published a volume of fiction by his students titled The Class Menagerie - A Collection of Short Stories Out of USC. The book, co-edited by Lamb and Chris Horn.

Lamb's latest novel, Atlanta Blues, was released in September 2004 by Harbor House.

He lives in Columbia with his wife, Margaret, and sons Tyler and Carson. Two other sons, David and Clay, live in Atlanta.

Titles by Robert Lamb

Atlanta Blues
ISBN 1891799029
$24.95 / Hardback
Harbor House

Robert Lamb In The News

--Q & A interview with Robert Lamb





Robert Lamb Web site: www.robert-lamb.com Robert Lamb was born in Aiken, S.C., grew up in Augusta, Ga., and graduated from the University of Georgia. In 1961, he began a journalism career on the Augusta Herald, worked later for The Augusta Chronicle as an editor and columnist, and, after a stint as a weekly editor and publisher in Hazlehurst, Ga., moved to The Atlanta Constitution, where he worked as an editor, reporter, and feature writer. In a 20-year career, he also worked for newspapers in Charleston, S.C., and Winston-Salem, N.C. He has also written free-lance articles for various magazines and newspapers, and still does free-lance reporting for The New York Times. In 1991, his first novel was published. Striking Out, a coming-of-age story set in Augusta, was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Award, a coveted prize for first novels. In the same year, he began teaching writing at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and still teaches there. In 1998, he published a volume of fiction by his students titled The Class Menagerie - A Collection of Short Stories Out of USC. The book, co-edited by Lamb and Chris Horn. Lamb's latest novel, Atlanta Blues, was released in September 2004 by Harbor House. He lives in Columbia with his wife, Margaret, and sons Tyler and Carson. Two other sons, David and Clay, live in Atlanta. Titles by Robert Lamb Atlanta Blues ISBN 1891799029 $24.95 / Hardback Harbor House Robert Lamb In The News --Q & A interview with Robert Lamb	Mike S. Adams Marshall B. Allen, Jr. Karl Berger Ann Herlong-Bodman Ron Braithwaite Jim Daher Rich Everitt E. Randall Floyd David Healey Cecile Holmes George Holmes Scott A. Johnson Phil Kent Robert Lamb Terry Leiden Sharron Martin Joan McCall Susan Mucha N.J. Nidiffer Robert K. Oldham Elizabeth Pool William Rawlings, Jr. James P. Reger Brewster Milton Robertson Steve Ruthenbeck David Sheldon Jessica Swan Rick Turnbull Percy Walters Eleanor West Naomi Williams Robbie Williams Jock Young

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