Robert Finch

Robert Finch (born 1943) is an American author, essayist, and radio commentator. Biography He was born in New Jersey and grew up in West Virginia. He has lived in Cape Cod since 1971 and has written several books about the nature, natural and human histories of Cape Cod. His first book, Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod (1981), was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1982. Robert Finch has served as publications director for the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and as a staff member of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference at Middlebury College. His radio show with the National Public Radio member station WGBH, titled "A Cape Cod Notebook", won the 2006 "New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Writing." For ten years, Finch also taught creative nonfiction in the Spalding University Master of Fine Arts program. Awards Nomination for Pulitzer Prize (Common Ground, 1981) Fellowship, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 1982 New England Literary Lights Award, Associates of the Boston Public Library, 1999 New England Booksellers Association Non-Fiction Award for 2001 Notable Essays, The Best American Essays, 2000, ed. Alan Lightman Notable Essays, The Best American Essays 2006, ed. Lauren Slater 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award for Radio Writing 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for Radio Writing