Jim Schutze

Jim Schutze was a journalist for the Dallas Times Herald and the Dallas Observer, and was the former Dallas bureau chief of the Houston Chronicle. He currently writes a column for D Magazine. Schutze has earned many honors for his writing, twice winning the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies’ Award for best commentary, and winning the Lincoln University’s National Unity Award three times for his writing on civil rights and racial issues. Two of his books were Edgar Allan Poe Award finalists for crime writing. In 2011, Schutze was admitted to the Texas Institute of Letters in recognition of his career as a journalist and author.