Austin Gary

Austin Gary
Born	March 7, 1947 (1947-03-07) (age 64) St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Occupation	Novelist, Playwright, Songwriter
Genres	Literary Fiction
Influences Thornton Wilder, Emily Dickinson
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Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947, St. Joseph, Missouri, United States) is an American novelist, mostly known as a BMI award-winning^[1] songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson^[2] (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as Associate Producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams, Jr.'s Hog Wild album.^[3] Also a storyteller, he has appeared on Seattle Public radio station KUOW with personal stories about Thornton Wilder^[4] and the Martin Luther King assassination.^[5] He is also a teacher, intuitive numerologist^[6] and former newspaper editor.^[7]

Novelist

His new novel, Miss Madeira published in August 2011,^[8] was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.^[9] In 2008 his unpublished novel "Ask Me No Secrets" was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Competition.^[10] "Genius", Austin's novel in progress, was a Finalist (Short List) in the 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.^[11]

Personal

He is the father of stage director Rachel Rockwell^[12] and Jeremy Spencer, drummer for heavy metal band, Five Finger Death Punch. He currently lives in Port Moody, British Columbia.

Songwriting

• "One Stone At A Time" – Tammy Wynette^[13]
• "The Car" – Jeff Carson^[2] - 1997 BMI Listed Among Top Played Songs of the Year.^[14]
• "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" – John Berry^[15]
• "The Letter" – Ronna Reeves^[16]
• "Dixie’s Bar & Grill" – Brent Lamb^[17]
• "A Love Like This" – Cleve Francis^[18]
• "If Dreams Have Wings" - James T Horn^[19]

External links

• Austin Gary's Official Website
• Austin Gary's Publisher's Marketplace Page

References

1. ^ 1997 BMI Award. MikeCurb.com. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.mikecurb.com/about/publishing.htm
2. ^ ^{a b} The Car (song). (2011, June 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:09, November 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Car_(song)&oldid=432024174
3. ^ Associate Producer Credits. Artist Direct. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/gary-heyde/706191/
4. ^ Wilder Days Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.kuow.org/kuowpresents/index.php?id=21568
5. ^ Martin Luther King Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=24718
6. ^ Intuitive Numerologist. Awaken to You Radio. Retrieved 10:56, November 3, 2011, from http://www.zimbio.com/Numerology/articles/Z_iwly3lTpJ/Numerology+International+Numerologist+Gary
7. ^ Oakland City Journal Clipping. Oakland City Journal. Retrieved 11:16, November 2, 2011, from http://www.austin-gary.com/OaklandCityJournal08312011.pdf
8. ^ Miss Madeira (novel). Amazon.com. Retrieved 10:48, November 2, 2011, from http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Madeira-Austin-Gary/dp/098778210X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320256023&sr=8-1
9. ^ 2009 Faulkner Competition Finalists. Retrieved 07:42, November 2, 2011, from http://www.wordsandmusic.org/2009%20Finalists.html
10. ^ 2008 PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=265
11. ^ 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Finalist. Words and Music Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.wordsandmusic.org/2010%20Winners-Finalists.html
12. ^ Rachel Rockwell recognized. Jeff Equity Awards. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.jeffawards.org/News/detail.cfm?id=26123723
13. ^ One Stone At A Time (song). FAQS.org. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.faqs.org/copyright/love-doesnt-always-come-on-the-night-its-needed-by-tammy/
14. ^ 1997 Top Played. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 10:14, November 4, 2011, from books.google.ca
15. ^ Standing on the Edge (John Berry album). (2011, September 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:43, November 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Standing_on_the_Edge_(John_Berry_album)&oldid=451170465
16. ^ The Letter (song). SongLyrics.com. Retrieved 07:18, November 2, 2011, from http://www.songlyrics.com/ronna-reeves/the-letter-lyrics/
17. ^ Dixie's Bar & Grill. Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:19, November 2, 2011, from http://www.billboard.com/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979#/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979
18. ^ A Love Like This (song). Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:51, November 2, 2011, from http://www.billboard.com/song/cleve-francis/a-love-like-this/1190213#/song/cleve-francis/a-love-like-this/1190213
19. ^ If Dreams Had Wings. James T Horn Official Website. Retrieved 11:04, November 3, 2011, from http://jameshornmusic.com/bio/

Persondata
Name	Heyde, Gary Austin
Alternative names	Gary, Austin
Short description	American songwriter, novelist, and playwright
Date of birth	March 7, 1947
Place of birth	St. Joseph, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death