Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time,... Wikipedia

• Born:  March 12, 1953, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
• Age:  72 years
• Occupation:  Author and journalist
• Alma mater:  Emory University, University of Florida
• Period:  1974–Present (Retired from The Miami Herald in 2021)
• Genre:  Crime fiction, thrillers, satirical fiction, children's fiction
• Subject:  Environmentalism, political corruption, fraudsters, Florida
• Notable awards:  Heywood Broun Award from Newspaper Guild, 1980, Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, 2010, Newbery Honor from the Association for Library Service to Children, 2003, Marjorie Harris Carr Award for Environmental Advocacy from the Florida Defenders of the Environment, 2017
• Relatives:  Rob Hiaasen (brother)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo