Mike Kearby

Mike Kearby (born 1952) is an American novelist^[1] and inventor.^[2] Since 2005, Kearby has published twelve novels and two graphic novels.

Biography

Kearby was born in Mineral Wells, Texas,^[3] and received a B.S. from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) in 1972. He worked in the irrigation industry for 20 years where he obtained patents 5,762,270, 5,992,760, 6,478,237, 6,155,493, 6,209,801. He taught high school English and reading for 10 years and created "The Collaborative Novella Project".^[4] The project allows future authors to go through the novel writing process from idea to published work. Kearby began novel writing in 2005 and has completed twelve novels, two graphic novels, and written the afterword to the TCU Press 2010 release of western novelist's, Elmer Kelton, The Far Away Canyon.^[5]

Ambush at Mustang Canyon was a finalist for the 2008 Spur Awards.^[6]

A Hundred Miles to Water was awarded the 2011 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Best Adult Fiction.^[7]

Texas Tales Illustrated: The Texas Revolution was awarded the 2012 Will Rogers Medallion for Best YA Non-Fiction.^[8]

Men of Color was awarded Best Script / Winner from the Hill Country Film Festival,^[9] The Los Angeles Movie Awards,^[10] and The Indie Gathering Film Festival.^[11]

Long Term Parking produced in 2013.^[12]

Kearby was presented a Western Heritage award in 2016 from the National Cowboy Museum for Texas Tales Illustrated: The Trail Drives.

The Problem with Time Travel was Grand Prize Winner at Table Read My Screenplay Austin in 2019.^[13][14]

The Problem with Time Travel was Grand Prize Winner at the HollyShorts Film Festival in 2020. ^[15] http://www.hollyshorts.com/2020-award-winners

The Problem with Time Travel had its premiere in Hollywood at the TL Chinese Theaters in August 2022.^[16][17]

Bibliography

Western novels

• The Road to a Hanging (2006)
• Ride the Desperate Trail (2007)
• Ambush at Mustang Canyon (2007), 2008 Spur Award Finalist
• The Last Renegade (2009)
• The Taken (2010)
• A Hundred Miles to Water (2010), 2011 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Best Adult Fiction^[18]
• Dead Man's Saddle (2011)

Science fiction

• The 13th Baktun (2008)
• Men of Color (2012)

Horror

• The Resonance (2011)
• The Devouring~Kavachi's Rise (2012)

Graphic novels

• Texas Tales Illustrated: The Revolution (April, 2011), illustrations by: Mack White^[19]
• Texas Tales Illustrated: The Trail Drives (Feb, 2015), illustrations by: Mack White

Afterward

• The Far Canyon (2010), Kearby wrote the Afterword for the Elmer Kelton TCU Press reprint

Screenplays

• Long Term Parking (2012) Co-written with Paul Bright
• Men of Color (2012)
• The Problem with Time Travel (2019)

References

1. Dromgoole, Glenn (18 September 2011). "Tale of two brothers similar to Kelton's book". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
2. Cannon, Karl R. (8 December 2002). "Utah inventors obtain 20 patents". Deseret News.
3. http://www.swco.ttu.edu/Reference/Collections/ReferenceList/Pages/refk.htm Texas Tech University Southwest Collection
4. Authors Den. "Western Author wants kids to read about Texas -"Just for the Fun of It."". Authors Dent. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
5. Texas State Historical Association (October 2010). "Southwestern Collection". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 114: 181–197.
6. Cox, Mike (31 March 2008). "Texas authors winners/finalists for Spur Awards". Lone Star Book Blog. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
7. . Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-03. West Texas Book & Music Festival, 2010
8. Cowboy Poetry, 2012 Will Rogers Medallion Award, http://www.cowboypoetry.com/willrogers.htm#2012
9. Hill Country Film Festival, HCFF Awards: 2013 Award Winners, . Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
10. Los Angeles Movie Awards, LAMA 2013 Winners, http://thelamovieawards.com/2013_Winners.html
11. International Indie Gathering Film Festival: 2013 Winners, . Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
12. Long Term Parking: About 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine.
13. "Austin Winners".
14. "Austin Winners". tablereadmyscreenplay.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
15. "2020 Award Winners —".
16. "bryan cranston blair underwood jennifer morrisson lead hollyshorts film festival jury -".
17. Yossman, K. J. (2022-08-04). "Bryan Cranston, Blair Underwood, Jennifer Morrison Lead Hollyshorts Film Festival Jury (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
18. The Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee. "2011 Will Rogers Medallion Award Winners". The Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
19. TCU Press. . TCU Press. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.

External links^[1]

• Official website

1. "National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Announces 2016 Western Heritage Awards Honorees & Weekend Festivities - National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2018-06-16.