In 2008, he started the Podium Foundation. In 2015, Robbins collaborated with the Virginia War Memorial to host the "Mighty Pen Project," an attempt to have veterans share their stories.įollowing his experience with James River Writers, Robbins became interested in creating opportunities for urban students in Richmond Public Schools in creative expression and writing. Since its founding, the nonprofit organization has held literary contests, newsletters, and a yearly conference, as well as exposing readers to contemporary authors who come to speak. In 2007, Robbins returned to his William & Mary, this time as the Writer in Residence.Īlong with several other authors, including Dean King and Phaedra Hise, Robbins co-founded James River Writers in 2002 to encourage creative expression in the Richmond area. With the publication of War of the Rats and his subsequent novels, Robbins was able to become a full-time novelist. He did not devote his time to writing fiction until 1990. He spent one year practicing environmental law in South Carolina and then turned to freelance writing. in Theater and Speech from the College of William and Mary in 1976, then his Juris Doctorate from the same school four years later.
The son of two World War II veterans, David Lea Robbins was born on March 10, 1954, in Richmond, VA.
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