David Ollier Weber
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David Ollier Weber | |
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| Born | February 28, 1938 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Language | English, French, Spanish, Norwegian |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | literary fiction, non-fiction, journalism, short story |
| Notable works | Vanity; Oakland, Hub of the West |
| Spouse | Christine Leigh-Taylor |
| Children | Nicholas Weber, Alexa Weber Morales, Peter Weber, Erec-Michael Weber |
| Relatives | John C. Weber |
David Ollier Weber (born February 28, 1938) is an American novelist and journalist based in Northern California.
Biography[edit]
David Weber has written works of fiction including short stories and novels. He has been a Navy officer, a seaman on a Norwegian freighter, and small-craft sailor.[citation needed] His experiences were used in some of his short stories such as "California Standard".[1] Weber later worked as newspaper reporter. He was an editor for the Port of Oakland.[citation needed]
Weber was a free-lance reporter for forty years.[citation needed] He covered Northern California-specific topics of wildfire management.[2] In 2002, Weber founded Kila Springs as both a publishing imprint, and to provide editorial services ranging from reporting and writing to photography and production.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Weber was born and spent his early life in Cincinnati. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1964 after serving four years in naval service.[citation needed] Weber now lives with his wife in Placerville, near Sutter's Mill.[citation needed] Prior to Placerville, Weber was known as “an erudite resident of Comptche”,[3] a town outside of Mendocino, California. His daughter, Alexa Weber Morales, is a Grammy-award-winning salsa/jazz singer-songwriter and freelance writer. His son Erec-Michael Ollier Weber is the author of the children’s book Bryce and the Blood Ninjas.[citation needed]
Novels[edit]
- Vanity, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2002 ISBN 0971648107
- Baja, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2006 ISBN 0971648123
- Catch/Release, Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2010 ISBN 0971648158
- My Life in Sports (five novellas), Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2012 ISBN 097164814X
Short stories[edit]
- Family Fun (collection), Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2006 ISBN 0971648131
- Included in Family Fun, “California Standard” was initially published in The Antioch Review (Winter 1977)[4]
- Bad Trips (collection), Placerville: Kila Springs Press, 2012 ISBN 0971648182
- Included in Bad Trips, “American Pastime” was initially published in Evergreen Review, November 1970, with illustration by Philip Hays
Non-fiction[edit]
- Oakland, Hub of the West, Tulsa: Continental Heritage Press, 1981. Out of print. ISBN 0932986161
- Accustomed to Hope: The Episcopal Church on the Mendocino Coast, Mendocino: Kila Springs Press, 2003 ISBN 0971648115
Awards[edit]
- Gold Quill Award, 1978[5][citation needed]
- NIHCM 8th Annual Health Care Print Journalism Award, $10,000 prize[6]
References[edit]
- ^ The Antioch Review, Winter 1977
- ^ "Legal pyro". 18 January 2010.
- ^ Recommended Reading, Anderson Valley Advertiser, May 8, 2002
- ^ The Antioch Review (Winter 1977)
- ^ "Winners". iabc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "NIHCM - Previous Winners". nihcm.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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- 1938 births
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- Living people
- Novelists from Ohio
- American male short story writers
- 20th-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American short story writers
- People from Placerville, California
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Novelists from California