ME: Robert Kerbeck - Wildfires: Evolving Through Trial by Fire

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 8:52 p.m.

b"Robert Kerbeck is the founder of the Malibu Writers Circle and a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize. He fought the 2018 Malibu Fire with his wife and son to save their home. His book, Malibu Burning: The Real Story Behind LA's Most Devastating Wildfire, won the 2020 IPPY award as the Silver Medalist in Creative Nonfiction and the 2020 Readers\\u2019 Favorite Award as the Silver Medalist in Nonfiction Drama. Malibu Burning was also a Finalist for Foreword Book of the Year and Winner of the Best of LA Award. His essays and short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals. One of his stories was adapted into the award-winning film, Reconnected."