Bruce DeSilva

Bruce DeSilva worked as a journalist for 40 years before retiring to write crime novels full time. His first, "Rogue Island," won the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Edgar Award and the Mystery Writers International's Macavity Award. The book was also a finalist for the Shamus, Barry and Anthony Awards. "Cliff Walk," the second novel in his series featuring Providence, R.I., investigative reporter Liam Mulligan, has drawn widespread critical acclaim. At the Associated Press, DeSilva served as the writing coach, responsible for training the wire service's reporters and editors worldwide. Previously, he directed an elite AP department devoted to investigative reporting and other special projects. Earlier in his career, he was an investigative reporter and an editor at The Hartford Courant and The Providence Journal. Stories edited by DeSilva have won virtually every major journalism prize including the Polk Award (twice), the Livingston (twice), the ASNE, and the Batten Medal. He also edited two Pulitzer finalists and helped edit a Pulitzer winner. He has worked as a consultant on writing and editing at more than 50 newspapers including The New York Times and The Dallas Morning News, and he has been a sought-after speaker at professional journalism gatherings including the National Writers Workshops and the Nieman Foundation. He has also been a speaker at crime writers conferences including Thrillerfest, Bouchercon, Left Coast Crime, and the Mystery Writers of America. His reviews of crime novels have appeared in The New York Times book review section and continue to be published occasionally by The Associated Press. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He and his wife Patricia Smith, an award-winning poet, live in Howell, NJ, with their granddaughter Mikaila, a huge mutt named Rondo, and an enormous Bernese Mountain Dog named Brady.