Cathie Beck
Cathie Beck | |
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 Beck in 2017 | |
| Born | August 3, 1955 |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Cathie Beck (born August 3, 1955) is an American journalist and creative writer based in Denver, Colorado. Her memoir Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship, which she self-published in October 2009,[1][2] was published by Hyperion Books in July 2010.[3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Beck has lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Boulder, Colorado. She currently resides in Denver, Colorado.[6]
Graduate of the Louisiana Tech University Journalism Department,[7] and the Creative Writing Graduate Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Beck has written for the Daily Camera (Boulder), the Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News,[8] The Denver Business Journal, Poets & Writers Magazine, and Writer's Digest. She presently contributes to a number of major publications, including The Denver Post, and is “The Wine Wench” columnist for ColoradoBiz magazine[9] and KUVO in Denver, Colorado.
She is the recipient of the Louisiana Press Women's and Denver Press Woman's Writing Awards, the Scripps-Howard Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the University of Colorado-Louisiana Tech University's Dean's Award for Writing.[10]
On June 30, 2023, Beck was found guilty for failure to pay child support.[11]
Literary Influences
[edit]Beck's literary influences include Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Parker, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Raymond Carver, Barbara Kingsolver, Frank McCourt, and David Sedaris.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Guttau, Jim (2009-08-07). "Cathie Beck Launches Memoir". YourHub. The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Encore! Interview with Cathie Beck - Author of Cheap Cabernet, A Friendship". Swatton Live. BlogTalkRadio. 2009-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Catalog: Summer 2010: Cheap Cabernet". Hyperion Books. 2009-04-29. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.
- ^ "The On-Sale Calendar: July 2010". Publishers Weekly. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Hyperion Summer 2010". Hyperion Books. July 2010. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Kennedy, Lesley (2009-10-06). "VIDEO – Cathie Beck on her book 'Cheap Cabernet'". Denver à la Mode. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Journalism: A-C Alumni". Louisiana Tech University. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "Meet the critics". The Rocky Mountain News. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "Cathie Beck—The Wine Wench". ColoradoBiz. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16.
- ^ "Bios". Sustainable Business Group.[dead link]
- ^ "BECK v. (Catherine Beck, Respondent-Appellee). (2023)".
- ^ "Cathie Beck (Author of Cheap Cabernet)". Goodreads. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
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