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Odie Hawkins...Biography / Resume
 Odie Hawkins has been given the title, “The Underground Master”, by a loyal constituency who have followed his career through his twenty four novels, short story collections, essays, television scripts, radio and film scripts. He takes pride in being the originator of the Pan-African Occult genre, as exemplified by “The Snake” and “Shackles Across Time”. He was one of the original members of the famed Watts Writers Workshop, established by Budd Schulberg, in the wake of the Watts Rebellion, 1965; and the Open Door Program, created by the Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. Louise Meriwether, John W. Bloch, Al Jenner, Robert Lewin, Harlan Ellison and Budd Schulberg, instructors. “Ghetto Sketches”, his first published novel -- on the required reading list – May 2010 - Professor Justin Gifford. University of Nevada, Reno. Department of English.
- Hollow Daze – The Holloway House Publishing Company Story
- Matador Negro, "Azucar"
- The Six Word Short Story Collection
- Deafness Anyone? – Audio-logical Suicide
- The Cecil Fergerson Story As Told To Odie Hawkins
- Senior Citizens Suicide Squad ( A Play)
- A Brief History of American Pedophilia, Slavery and the Catholic Church
- Pan-African Music For Pre-Teens
- A collection of Pan African short stories for adults, based on the seven (7) Kwanzaa principles.
- “Electronic Slavery”, a novel
- “The Video Store”, a novelette
- “A Valentine to Long Beach”, kudos for our acceptance of cultural, religious and racial diversity
| NOVELS
- Release Date 2012/2013 |
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- “In This Corner”
- “Kwanzaa For Conrad”
- “Snake Doctor”
- “The Urban Gourmet Cookbook"
- "Black and Brown On The Blue Line"
- "Lil’ Sweets"
- "Characters I’ve Known"
- "DuSable High School Reunion"
- "Shades of Afrika Writing Workshop"
- Pan African Film Festival, Magic Johnson Cinema - “Familiar Strangers” -
[Produced by Craig A. Walter, Directed by Sy Richardson]
- “Bright Moments”
- “Henry ‘Box’ Brown”
- “Ghetto Blaster”
- Universal Studios - “Elis Games”, “Cool Breeze” , and “Sister Woman”
- American International Pictures: “The Ghetto Jet Set”, “Monkey Hustle”
- “Sanford
and Son” / NAACP Image Award for “Old
Sister”
- Haley-Lear’s “Palmerstown”
series. [Received NAACP Image Award]
| COLUMNIST / MAGAZINES / INTERNET: |
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- Interview by Rhonda Crowder
- Amazon.com: Amazon's Odie Hawkins Page
- Facebook
- Latin Beat Magazine – “Chano Pozo Lives” [rudy@latinbeatmagazine.com]
- Carib Press
- Iconoclast #98 - “Elefant Nation”
- Players’s Magazine - “Mi Ba (I’m Coming” ; “Return to Ghana”
- Presence Africain
- L.A. Weekly
- Outlook Magazine
- L.A. Watts Times
- Columnist - African Times Newspaper - C. Charles Anyiam, Publisher
- Columnist for Three Ghanaian Newspapers, Accra, Ghana, West Africa: The Public Agenda, Horizon, and the Ghanaian Voice
- Instructor, writing workshops “Shades of Afrika”, “Timbuc II”, Long Beach, California
- Creative writing workshop leader - Watts, CA. & Long Beach, CA.
- Co-Founder/Senior Editor - Kosmic Muffin Publishing House, Inc.
- Watts Writing Workshops - Los Angeles, Long Beach and Pasadena - Executive Director, Talmadge Spratt
- Instructor, Poets in the Schools Program - The 111th Street School, Audubon Middle School, Locke High School and Fremont High
School, South Central - Los Angeles, California.
- Director / Instructor, The Frances Williams Writers Workshop, Los Angeles, California
- Instructor, The San Bernardino and Altadena branches of the Watts Writers Workshop - Altadena, California
- Instructor, Developmental Vocational Institute, Deuel, California 14th Street Academy of the Arts, Oakland, California
- Instructor - Artsreach Program, U.C.L.A. / Creative writing classes at Chino Prison, San Quentin Prison - California
SEARS
RADIO THEATRE:
Purchase on the Internet – Jerry Haendiges Productions - www.OTRSite.com. & other Old Time Radio sites.
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- Fifty radio scripts for the Sears Radio Theatre, Elliot Lewis, Executive Producer
Shows include:
- A Sense Of Pride
- Vodoo Lady
- The Afro Westerner
- Mr. Chan
- Billy D. Burton
- Henry ‘Box’ Brown
- (Additional Titles Upon Request)
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AuthorHouse Books
(Purchase at AuthorHouse; Barnes & Noble; Shades of Afrika, L.B., CA.; Eso Won Bookstore, L.A., CA., www.Amazon.com or www.abebooks.com)
- “Lady Bliss” Co Author with Ralph H. Vernon
- “Mr. Bonobo Bliss a.k.a. Bo”
- “Shackles Across Time”
- “Sweet Peter Deeder a.k.a Mr. Sweets”
(Purchase at IleOrunmila@aol.com or FSOrunmila@aol.com;
Eso Won Bookstore, L.A., CA., Shades of Afrika, L.B.,CA. or www.abebooks.com)
(Purchase at Oak Tree Press; www.Amazon.com,; or www.abebooks.com)
- “Ghetto Sketches”
Re-released by Oak Tree Press:
Holloway House Publishing - Books may be purchased atwww.Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or www.abebooks.com) or at Book Collector Conventions
- “Ghetto Sketches” - (First Printing)
- “The Life and Times of Chester L. Simmons”
- “The Busting Out of an Ordinary Man”
- “Amazing Grace”
- “Conspiracy”
- “Brazilian Nights”
- “Black Chicago”
- “Portrait of Simone”
- “Secret Music”
- “Menfriends”
- “Lost Angeles”
- “Midnight”
- “Chicago Hustle”
- “The Great Lawd Buddha”
- “Memoirs of a Black Casanova”
- “Sweet Peter Deeder”
- “Scars and Memories”
Note: 2008 Holloway House Publishing Co. sold its assets to Kensington Publishing Corp. New York, New York.
- Lucy Florence Coffee House , Leimert Park Village, L.A., CA
- Cafe Culture , Pasadena, CA.
- Shades of Afrika II, Long Beach, CA.
- Café con Libros, Pomona’s Art Colony, Pomona, CA.
- Southern California Drug Task Force, Los Angeles, CA.
- Village Treasures, Long Beach, CA.
- Hosted KPFK / Berkeley, CA. - Radio Show, “Melanin Magic”.
- Award for Outstanding Volunteerism, from Membership Director & Health & Wellness Director, YMCA Long Beach, CA (2008/2009)
- Capoeira Award From Thy Nguyen, Program Director, YMCA, Long Beach, CA
- SEAP ACADEMICIAN (1998)
- YOUNG HORIZONS (2002)
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRUG TASK FORCE (2/26/02)
- The International P.E.N. Writers’ Award, Accra, Ghana
- Originator-Director-Writer - Ghanaian Television: “Inspector Bediako”, detective series, Kojo Yankah, Executive Producer
- Instructor: Creative writing: Accra Girls Secondary School
- Instructor: Ghana Institute of Journalism
- Instructor: Ghana International School
- Columnist: “The Public Agenda”
- Drama Critic:“Horizon and Ghanaiian Voice” newspapers
- Freelance contributor to - “Uhuru” and “African Agenda”, bi-monthly magazines\
- Instructor: Capoeira Regional at the Fitness Centre in Accra
- Wilson Junior College,
Chicago, Illinois
- University of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois\
- Army,
Fort Gordon, Georgia
- Paine College,
Augusta, Georgia
- Graduate/DuSable
High School,
Chicago, Illinois
- Tai Chi 24 Yang Style and
- Shaolin Cane, Instructor, Zola Salena-Hawkins
- Study of Hapkido, a Korean Martial-art
- Masters: Jun Bai Lee and Won Chan Lee
- Black Belt - Tae Kwon Do, a Korean Martial-art
- Masters: Yong Kil Kim and Raymond Da Silva
- Capoeira Regional - African-Brazilian dance-martial art Instructor: Henrique Do Nascimento
- Capoeira Angola - African-Brazilian dance-martial art
- Contre-Mestre: Themba Mashama and Mestre Moraes
ODIE
HAWKINS
P. O. BOX 2896
LONG BEACH, CA. 90801-2896
(562) 491-1903
undergroundmaster_90222@yahoo.com
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