Eric Jerome Dickey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Jerome Dickey
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1961(1961-07-07)
Age	63
Date Of Death	2021-01-03
Birthplace	Memphis
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Cancer

Eric Jerome Dickey Biography

Eric Jerome Dickey is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 7, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 7th in 1961. He was raised in the south of Memphis living along Kansas Street. He was a student at Riverview Elementary, Riverview Junior High as well as Carver High. After completing high school, he attended the college of Memphis State University, where the degree was from Computer System Technology. He graduated in 1983 and relocated from Memphis to Los Angeles to pursue a career in engineering.

Sister, Sister, Friends and Lovers; Milk in My Coffee Cheaters, Sister, Sister; Friends and Lovers along with Liar’s Game each reached #1 on the “Blackboard Bestsellers List.” Cheaters was awarded the title “Blackboard Book of the Year” in 2000. Liar’s Game, Thieves’ Paradise The Other Woman, and Genevieve have also brought Dickey the distinction that he was nominated to receive an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. He received with award to Best Contemporary Fiction and Author of the Year (Male) at the 2005 African American Literary Award Show This honor has been repeated for 2007. In 2009 at the African American Literary Award Show, Dying for Revenge received the prize for the best novel. The year 2008 was the time that Eric received a nomination for the title of Storyteller of the Year at the 1st annual ESSENCE Literary Awards. Numerous awards were presented at the African American Literary Awards Show over the years, including particularly the Male Author of the Year in 2012. 2013he was awarded the R.E.A.D. Award in the name from the National Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Eric Jerome Dickey won 2007 Fiction and Author of the Year (Sleeping with Strangers), 2009 Fiction (Dying for Revenge), 2013 Author of the Year (Blackbirds), and 2017 Author of the Year (Finding Gideon) as part of Yvette Hayward’s African American Literary Awards Show held in the mecca of publishing, New York City. It is the only ongoing literary awards show that recognizes griots from the diaspora.

His books Sleeping with Strangers and Waking with Enemies were released on April 10, 2007 and August 7, 2007, respectively. His 14th novel, Pleasure, was released in April 2008. On November 1, 2008 Dickey released his 15th solo work entitled Dying for Revenge.

The screenplay was then written by him named “Cappuccino”. Produced and directed by Craig Ross Jr., it was screened in coffeehouses throughout and in the Los Angeles area. It was released in the month of February, 1998 “Cappuccino” made its local debut at the Pan-African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in Los Angeles.

Eric Jerome Dickey Net Worth

Eric Jerome Dickey is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Jerome Dickey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eric Jerome Dickey (born July 7th 1961) is a New York Times best-selling American author who is best famous for his books about the contemporary life of African-Americans. Dickey is also famous for his novels of crime featuring ex-cons, grifters and assassins, with the later novels featuring different settings and shifting across Los Angeles to the United Kingdom to the West Indies, each having characters from all over the world.

Dickey created a variety of comic scripts to use in his own comedy show, and then wrote short story scripts. In 1994 his first piece of fiction “Thirteen” appeared in the IBWA’s River Crossing, Voices of the Diaspora: an Anthology of the International Black Experience. A short story he wrote, “Days Gone By” appeared in A Place to Enter.

In the 2007 Glyph Comics Awards, the Fan Award for Best Comic was won by Storm, by Eric Jerome Dickey.

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Who is Eric Jerome Dickey Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Jerome Dickey celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

What happened to Eric Jerome Dickey the author?

Death. On January 3, 2021, Dickey died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59. His death was confirmed in an official statement from his publisher, Dutton. A The New York Times obituary described Dickey as “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century”.

How did Eric Jerome Dickey married?

Eric was not married. He kept his personal life away from the media and ensured that his career was the center of attention. Over the years, Eric managed to pool in many people as his fans with his talent and skills.

What is the order of Eric Jerome Dickey books?

• Sleeping with Strangers (2007)
• Waking with Enemies (2007)
• Dying for Revenge (2008)
• Resurrecting Midnight (2009)
• Finding Gideon (2017)

Did Jerome Dickey have children?

Dickey is survived by four daughters , and due to coronavirus concerns there are no plans to hold funeral services at this time, according to his publicist. His final novel, The Son of Mr.

Is Eric Jerome Dickey still alive?

January 3, 2021