Whiting Awards
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Edition 6 (1990) Winner
Amy Wilentz
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Amy Wilentz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey → California
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- University of California, Irvine
- Nominations
- National Book Critics Circle Award, General Nonfiction finalist (1989, The Rainy Season)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1970年代 | United States |
| École Normale Supérieure | — | — | — | 卒業後1年間 | France |
Harvard University
Period:
1970年代
Country:
United States
Undergraduate study, wrote for The Harvard Crimson
École Normale Supérieure
Period:
卒業後1年間
Country:
France
Harvard/Radcliffe fellowship for one year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Whiting Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 1990 | PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier | — | PEN American Center | winner |
| 2000 | Rosenthal Award | Martyrs' Crossing | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | winner |
| 2013 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti | Autobiography | National Book Critics Circle | winner |
| 2020 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | General Nonfiction | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
Whiting Award
1990
Result:
winner
PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction
1990
Work:
The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier
Organization:
PEN American Center
Result:
winner
Rosenthal Award
2000
Work:
Martyrs' Crossing
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
winner
National Book Critics Circle Award
2013
Work:
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
Category:
Autobiography
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2020
Category:
General Nonfiction
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
2013 MemoirI Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen: Coming to California in the Age of Schwarzenegger
2006 MemoirMartyrs' Crossing
2001 NovelThe Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier
1989 NonfictionBibliography
- The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier (1989)
- Martyrs' Crossing (2001)
- I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen (2006)
- Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti (2013)
Translations by Author
- In the Parish of the Poor: Writings from Haiti (trans. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, 1991)
Legacy
American journalist and writer specializing in Haiti and the Middle East. Professor of Literary Journalism at University of California, Irvine. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Trivia
- Daughter of Robert Wilentz, former Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
- Granddaughter of David T. Wilentz, prosecutor in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.
- Married to Nicholas Goldberg, opinion editor of the Los Angeles Times.