Nonfiction

Edward Fujawa

Ed Fujawa was born in Boulder, Colorado, but spent his formative years in Greenwood, Indiana and graduated from Greenwood Community High School. He then attended Indiana University – Bloomington and graduated in 2004 before leaving the state for law school.  Returning to Indiana in 2007, he and his wife Ashlee lived in downtown Indianapolis before moving to the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood in 2008. 

 Professionally, Ed is an attorney with the Indiana Department of Insurance, where he specializes in medical malpractice litigation.  In his spare time, he is also an Indianapolis historian and authors a blog dedicated to the history of the Indianapolis area, www.class900indy.com His first history book about the city, Vanished Indianapolis, was published in 2023 and explores the history of lost sites across Indianapolis. When he is not researching and exploring the history of Indianapolis and surrounding areas, Ed enjoys being a subpar fisherman, photography, and kayaking on the waterways of Indiana, including the White River and Fall Creek in Marion County. 

2024 Nonfiction Winner: Vanished Indianapolis

The 200+ year history of Indianapolis has seen many changes in the city and the disappearance of many historic landscapes and structures.

Vanished Indianapolis explores a variety of these sites which are lost to history, or which have been reused and repurposed for a modern use.

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