Attica Locke

Attica Locke (born 1974 in Houston, Texas) is an American fiction author and writer/producer for television and film.
Career.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Locke was a fellow at the Sundance Institute's Feature Filmmakers Lab in 1999, studying screenwriting and directing. She has written scripts for Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, 20th Century Fox, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, HBO, and DreamWorks. She was a writer and producer on the Fox drama "Empire". Most recently, she was a writer and producer on Netflix’s "When They See Us" and the Hulu adaptation of "Little Fires Everywhere."
Personal life.
A native of Houston, Texas, Locke lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband and daughter. Actress Tembi Locke is her older sister. 
She is member of the Writers Guild of America, West.
Awards.
2013 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence – "The Cutting Season", (award sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation; established in 2007 to honor Ernest Gaines' legacy)
2016 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, 2016 – "Pleasantville" – the award is sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Law and the "American Bar Association Journal".
2018 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel of the Year – "Bluebird, Bluebird"
2018 Anthony Award for Best Novel – "Bluebird, Bluebird"
2018 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award – "Bluebird, Bluebird"
2020 Staunch Book Prize – "Heaven, My Home"
Nominations.
For "Bluebird Bluebird":
For "Pleasantville":
For "The Cutting Season":
For "Black Water Rising":