Don Wallace

WORK HISTORY

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ABOUT DON WALLACE

THE HAWAI\'I REVIEW OF BOOKS is live!\"For, by, and about the people of the Islands. wherever they may be.\" Hawaii/Pacific Rim/Everywhere. https://hawaiireviewofbooks.com/2021 Petrie Award for outstanding service to Hawaii literature.2022 Best Profile \"Carissa Explains It All,\" HONOLULU, about the rise and influence of Olympic gold medalist Native Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore, from CRMA (City & Regional Magazine Association). 2023 AUDIBLE release THE FRENCH HOUSE: An American Family, a Ruined Maison, and the Village that Restored Them All (Sourcebooks, 2014). The Meryl Streep quote: “On a tiny French island a couple of American dreamers redefine their lives by restoring a ruin-which in this lovely, shimmering story becomes a parable. that we all can follow if we will but listen to the wisdom of the villagers the way the Wallaces did. The French House moves to a soulful, very funny rhythm all its own.” 2023 AUDIBLE release ONE GREAT GAME: Two Teams, Two Dreams, in the First Ever National Championship High School Football Game (Atria, 2004). The game where high school and college sports changed forever. 2019 First place, Body of Work by a Single Writer, Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii. CRMA awards: 2017 finalist for Best Writing in a city and regional magazine, for \"Shark!\"​; 2016 finalist for Best Restaurant Feature Package for \"All Hail the General!\" Both for Honolulu Magazine. SPJ Hawaii: First Place, Feature/Long Form (Shark!); First Place, Health Reporting (The Big Shift); Finalist, Business Reporting (Squeezed). Hawaii Publishers Association Awards: First Place, Feature (Shark!); First Place, Editorial Opinion (Who Owns Hawaii\'s Culture?). 2010 Screenwriter documentary THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE: The Musical Journey of Eddie Kamae, about the search for the lost sources of Hawaiian music. Closed Hawaii International Film Festival and Pacific Rim Film Festival. Other: HOT WATER (novel, Soho Press); A TIDE IN TIME: The Log of Matthew Roving (serialized novel, Naval History Magazine, essays/articles The New York Times, Harper\'s, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The Surfer\'s Journal, Wine Spectator, Hana Hou, Redbook, Self, Bamboo Ridge.Executive/senior editor at Time Inc, New York Times Magazine Group, Conde Nast, HearstAwards: Pluma de Plata Mexicana for reporting on Mexico; Eagle Award, New York Times; James Michener Prize for Fiction; Best American Essays Roll of Honor (ed. Cynthia Ozick); winner, Author of the Year, US Naval Institute; Next Stop Hollywood: Short Story contest; story in Honolulu Noir.