12 Facts About Rick Bragg

Rick Bragg is an American journalist and writer known for non-fiction books, especially those about his family in Alabama.

Rick Bragg won a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 recognizing his work at The New York Times.

Rick Bragg credited his ability to write to listening to his family tell stories.

Rick Bragg was raised primarily by his mother, as his father was an alcoholic and was rarely home.

Rick Bragg's relatives were very involved in his young life, and greatly influenced his personal and emotional development.

Rick Bragg worked at several newspapers before joining the New York Times in 1994.

Rick Bragg covered murders and unrest in Haiti as a metro reporter, then wrote about the Oklahoma City bombing, the 1998 Westside Middle School shooting, and the Susan Smith trial as a national correspondent based in Atlanta.

Rick Bragg later became the paper's Miami bureau chief prior to Elian Gonzalez's arrival and the international controversy surrounding the Cuban boy.

On May 28,2003, after being given a two-week suspension for writing a story that was reported by an uncredited stringer, Rick Bragg resigned from the New York Times.

Rick Bragg has taught writing in colleges and in newspaper newsrooms.

Rick Bragg won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, citing "his elegantly written stories about contemporary America".

Rick Bragg has received more than 50 writing awards in 20 years, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors' Distinguished Writing Award twice.