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==Biography==
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'''Linda Howard''' is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
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[[Linda Howard]] is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
 
  
 
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.  
 
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.  
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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
=== Fiction ===
 
=== Fiction ===
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* [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
 
* [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
 
* [[Against the Rules|''Against the Rules'']] - 1988
 
* [[Against the Rules|''Against the Rules'']] - 1988
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== Honors ==
 
== Honors ==
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* [[1987-1988 Career Achievement Award Winners|1987-1988 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Adventure
 
* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']] - 1995

Revision as of 18:48, 4 September 2008

Linda Howard is the pen name of Linda S. Howington. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.

Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.

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