What is Brad Watson?
'''Wilton Brad Watson''' (July 24, 1955{{spnd}}July 8, 2020) was an American author and academic. He was a professor at the [[University of Wyoming]] until his death. Watson published four books, two novels and two collections of short stories. He was born in [[Meridian, Mississippi]]. Watson's 2002 novel ''The Heaven of Mercury'' was a finalist for the [[National Book Award]].<ref name=silverman>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/books/review/Silverman-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|title=Dream Catcher|last=Silverman|first=Jacob|date=April 22, 2010 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=December 4, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Watson received the Award in Letters from The [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]].<ref name=AALA>{{cite news|title=UW's Watson Receives Academy of Arts and Letters Award|url=https://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2013/03/uws-watson-receives-academy-of-arts-and-letters-award.html|date=March 28, 2013|access-date=July 12, 2020|publisher=University of Wyoming|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528151403/https://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2013/03/uws-watson-receives-academy-of-arts-and-letters-award.html|archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> Watson died on July 8, 2020, at his home in [[Laramie, Wyoming]] from [[heart failure]], aged 64.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/brad-watson-renowned-author-and-uw-creative-writing-professor-dies/article_6c9f0ee1-24d3-5246-9f27-fea997311bdc.html |title=Brad Watson, renowned author and UW creative writing professor, dies |first=Joel |last=Funk |newspaper=[[Laramie Boomerang]] |access-date=July 9, 2020 |date=July 9, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709195407/https://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/brad-watson-renowned-author-and-uw-creative-writing-professor-dies/article_6c9f0ee1-24d3-5246-9f27-fea997311bdc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Brad}} [[Category:Writers from Mississippi]] [[Category:American