Matt Braun is an author specializing in novels of the American West. He has written fifty-six books, most of which are in the

Western genre The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

and has over 40 million copies in print.Matt Braun Homepage
'40,000,000 copies in print worldwide'

Biography

Born in Oklahoma, Braun was raised in a rancher family among the

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and Osage tribes. The state has been the setting of several novels, including ''Outlaw Kingdom'', ''The Kincaids'', and ''One Last Town''.Deventer, M.J.
Interview Published in 2001 Edition Permission Hill
(accessed May 27, 2010).

Books

Westerns

*''Black Fox'' *''Black Gold'' *''Bloodsport'' *''Bloodstorm'' *''Bloody Hand'' *''The Brannocks'' *''Buck Colter'' *''Cimarron Jordan'' *''Crossfire'' *''Dakota'' *''Deadwood'' *''Deathwalk'' *''A Distant Land'' *''Doc Holliday'' *''Dodge City'' *''El Paso'' *''The Gamblers'' *''Gentleman Rogue'' *''Hangman's Creek'' *''Hickok & Cody'' *''The Highbinders'' *''Indian Territory'' *''The Judas Tree'' *''Jury Of Six'' *''The Killing Touch'' *''The Kincaids'' *''Kinch'' *''The Last Stand'' *''Lords Of The Land'' *''The Manhunter'' *''Noble Outlaw'' *''One Last Town'' (also published as ''You Know My Name'') *''Outlaw Kingdom'' *''The Overlords'' *''Rio Grande'' *''Rio Hondo'' *''The Road To Hell'' *''Savage Land'' *''Shadow Killers'' *''The Second Coming Of Lucas Brokaw'' *''The Spoilers'' *''Tenbow'' *''Texas Empire'' *''A Time Of Innocence'' *''Tombstone'' *''Wages Of Sin'' *''The Warlords'' *''Westward Of The Law'' *''The Wild Ones'' *''Windward West'' *''Wyatt Earp'' *''WesternLore''

Non-fiction

*''How To Write Novels That Sell'' *''Matt Braun's Western Cooking'' *''How To Write Western Novels

In other media

The 1973 novel ''Black Fox'', was made into the CBS miniseries of the same name in 1995. It starred

Tony Todd Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space N ...

as Britt Johnson/Black Fox,

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film '' Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey ...

as Alan Johnson, and

Nancy Sorel Nancy Sorel (born May 14, 1964) is a Canadian-American actress known for her roles on many TV series. Life and career Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts/ ...

as Sarah Johnson. The adaptation was written by John Binder, and directed by

Steven Hilliard Stern Steven Hilliard Stern (November 1, 1937 – June 27, 2018) was a Canadian television and documentary director, producer and writer. Biography Stern attended Ryerson Institute of Technology and served in the Canadian Infantry before inaugurat ...

. The 1997 novel ''One Last Town'' served as inspiration for the TNT miniseries '' You Know My Name'' in 1999. It starred

Sam Elliott Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...

as Bill Tilghman, and

Arliss Howard Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), '' Tequila Sunrise'' (1988), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (19 ...

as Wiley Lynn. Braun is credited as "Historical consultant" on the series.

Awards

Braun is the winner of the

Owen Wister Award ''Owen Wister Award'' is an annual award from the Western Writers of America given to lifelong contributions to the field of Western literature. Named for writer Owen Wister ('' The Virginian''; 1902), it is given for "Outstanding Contributions to ...

for lifetime achievement, the

Western Writers of America Western Writers of America (WWA), founded 1953, promotes literature, both fictional and nonfictional, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional Western fiction, the more than 600 current members also include histori ...

Golden Spur Award Spur Awards are literary prizes awarded annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The purpose of the Spur Awards is to honor writers for distinguished writing about the American West. The Spur awards began in 1953, the same year the WWA wa ...

,PR Newswire, 2006 Spur Awards Honor Best Westerns, March 18, 2006 and the Festival of the West Cowboy Spirit Award. He has also been awarded the honorary title of Oklahoma Territorial Marshal by the Governor of Oklahoma.

References

External links

Matt Braun Official Web Site
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