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Alexis De Veaux

アレクシス・デ・ヴォー

Alexis De Veaux

Aliases: Alexis DeVeaux

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-09-24 （Harlem, New York, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Harlem, New York → Buffalo, New York

Career

Occupations
Writer, Illustrator, Academic (Women's Studies)
Active Years
1972-
Affiliations
State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo)

Education

Empire State College (State University of New York)
Degree: BA
Period: 1972-1976
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: United States
Earned Bachelor of Arts (1976)
University at Buffalo
Degree: MA
Country: United States
Earned Master of Arts (year unknown)
University at Buffalo
Degree: PhD
Country: United States
Earned Doctor of Philosophy (year unknown)

Awards

National Black Fiction Award
1972
Work: Short story "Remember Him, an Outlaw"
Result: 受賞
First Prize from Black Creation
1972
Work: Short story
Organization: Black Creation
Result: 受賞
Best Production Award (Westchester Community College Drama Festival)
1973
Work: Play "Circles"
Organization: Westchester Community College Drama Festival
Result: 受賞
Brooklyn Museum Books for Children Award
1974
Work: Na-Ni
Organization: Brooklyn Museum
Result: 受賞
American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (list)
1981
Work: Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 選定
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1981
Organization: National Endowment for the Arts
Result: フェロー
Unity in Media Award
1982
Result: 受賞
MADRE Humanitarian Award
1984
Organization: MADRE
Result: 受賞
Fannie Lou Hamer Award
1984
Result: 受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1988
Work: An Enchanted Hair Tale
Category: 児童文学
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Lorraine Hansberry Award for Excellence in Children's Literature
1991
Work: An Enchanted Hair Tale
Category: 児童文学
Result: 受賞
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Nonfiction)
2005
Work: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde
Category: ノンフィクション
Organization: Hurston/Wright
Result: 受賞
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian General Fiction (27th Annual)
2015
Work: Yabo
Category: レズビアン一般フィクション
Organization: Lambda Literary
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Na-Ni

1973 Children's literature

A children's book exploring cultural identity and family bonds.

cultural identityfamily

Spirits in the Street

1974 Fiction

A work depicting urban life and community.

urban lifecommunity

Gap Tooth Girlfriends: An Anthology

1981 Anthology

An anthology collecting short works and poems by multiple authors.

friendshipidentity

Blue Heat: A Portfolio of Poems & Drawings

1985 Poetry and drawings

A collection combining poems and illustrations.

poetryvisual expression

Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday

1988 Biographical fiction / Young adult

A work inspired by the music and life of Billie Holiday.

musicrelationships

This Far by Faith: A Writer's Autobiography

1989 Autobiography

An autobiography recounting the author's upbringing and literary journey.

memoirliterary career

Yabo

2014 Novel / Fiction

Adult fiction novel addressing personal history and cultural themes.

memoryculture

Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde

2005 Biography

A detailed biography of Audre Lorde, exploring her life and work.

feminismhistory of Black women

JesusDevil: The Parables

2023 Prose / Parables

A collection of parable-like short works addressing moral and social themes.

parablesocial critique

Bibliography

  • Na-Ni
  • Spirits in the Street
  • Gap Tooth Girlfriends: An Anthology
  • Blue Heat: A Portfolio of Poems & Drawings
  • Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday
  • This Far by Faith: A Writer's Autobiography
  • Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde
  • Yabo
  • JesusDevil: The Parables

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic and lyrical proseblend of colloquial voice and visual imageryfeminist perspective
Recurring Motifs
Black identitywomen's experiences and solidaritycultural expression through hair and beautymusic (particularly jazz)

Legacy

Alexis De Veaux is a writer and illustrator active across children's literature, poetry, biography and fiction. She has foregrounded Black women's perspectives, feminism, and LGBTQ+ themes through her work and academic career, contributing to Women's Studies as a university teacher.

Archives

  • University at Buffalo Libraries Archives

Trivia

  • Her surname is sometimes stylized as Alexis DeVeaux / Alexis DeVeaux.
  • She served as chair of a Women's Studies department.
  • She is publicly identified as a lesbian.