PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2024) Winner
Claire Jiménez
クレア・ヒメネス
Kurea Jimenesu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York → South Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Assistant Professor
- Active Years
- 2019-2024
- Affiliations
- University of South Carolina
- Nominations
- Finalist for the International Latino Book Awards, Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | — | Department of English (concentration in ethnic studies and digital humanities) | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Vanderbilt University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Department of English (concentration in ethnic studies and digital humanities)
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2022
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Won |
| 2019 | New York City Book Award | Staten Island Stories | First Book | — | Won |
| 2019 | Hornblower Award | Staten Island Stories | First Book | New York Society Library | Won |
| 2023 | Booklist Editor's Choice | What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez | Adult Books | Booklist | Selected |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2024
Work:
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
Won
New York City Book Award
2019
Work:
Staten Island Stories
Category:
First Book
Result:
Won
Hornblower Award
2019
Work:
Staten Island Stories
Category:
First Book
Organization:
New York Society Library
Result:
Won
Booklist Editor's Choice
2023
Work:
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
Category:
Adult Books
Organization:
Booklist
Result:
Selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Staten Island Stories
2019 Short story collectionA short story collection set in Staten Island.
Puerto Rican AmericansFamilyIdentity
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez
2023 NovelA story of a Puerto Rican family searching for their missing sister.
Family bondsDisappearancePuerto Rican culture
Bibliography
- Staten Island Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019)
- What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez (Grand Central Publishing, 2023)
Legacy
Puerto Rican writer acclaimed for her works on family and identity, winner of PEN/Faulkner Award.
Trivia
- Grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
- Co-founded the Puerto Rican Literature Project in 2019.