Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Everett Prewitt


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) -- Dane 2007  talk 06:50, 4 September 2016 (UTC)

J. Everett Prewitt

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I came upon this article while browsing through page creations by a sock farm uncovered in Sockpuppet investigations/Heathnw77. There's a little coverage, but I don't think it's enough to establish notability. The majority of sources seem to be press releases and blogs. The Wikipedia article cites a reporter's column at Cleveland.com that muses on his own career prospects, which does not seem like a good source to establish notability for his friend. The awards do not look significant, and a single review from Kirkus Reviews is not enough. It looks too soon for an article yet, and this is likely a vanity page created by a paid editor. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:35, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable writer.John Pack Lambert (talk) 05:57, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. North America1000 08:36, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * keep as minor novelist who has gotten some prizes, press attention.  There was a feature story about his first novel  (The Plain Dealer, Author hailed for first novel, 3 August 2005.) a major paper, albeit in his hometown.  I sourced 2 prizes to  the  Black Issues Book Review.  Added these to the page along with his own website. E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:29, 14 August 2016 (UTC)  Also sourced his ALA prize.E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:33, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:30, 20 August 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:38, 28 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep., 'by one of our basic principles: WP is an encyclopedia . He has a full entry in Contemporary Authors (also known as Gale Contemporary authors, and available online  free through most medium and large public libraries as Literary Resource Center.  This is the standard reference work for recent American literature (and some other literatures also ); as the standard encyclopedicwork in the field, everyone with a full entry in it is automatically suitable for inclusion in WP. (The easiest way of determining this is to search in Worldcat--if there's a Contemporary Authors listing it will appear as one of the entries for the name.   DGG ( talk ) 04:36, 28 August 2016 (UTC)


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