Lawrence Wright

Writing

Born 1947-08-02 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 10 credits Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 1 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 1 Lionel Gelber Prize 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 National Book Award for Nonfiction Award

National Book Award for Nonfiction 1 nominated

2013 Nonfiction Nominated Going Clear

Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 1 won

2007 Excellence in Journalism Won The Looming Tower

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 1 won

2007 General Nonfiction Won The Looming Tower

Lionel Gelber Prize 1 won

2007 Lionel Gelber Prize Won The Looming Tower

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Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors. Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Filmography

Writing 5 credits