PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2000) Winner
Elmaz Abinader
えるまづ・あびなでる
Erumazu Abinader
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-01-19 （Masontown, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Masontown, Pennsylvania → Carmichaels, Pennsylvania → Oakland, California (Mills College)
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, writer, poet, performer
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- Mills College, Co-founder of VONA
- Memberships
- VONA/Voices
- Nominations
- 2003 Pushcart Prize Nomination for The Silence
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh | — | Writing and Communication | B.A. | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | School of the Arts Poetry Writing | M.F.A. | — | United States |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
University of Pittsburgh
Writing and Communication
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
Columbia University
School of the Arts Poetry Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United States
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United States
Dissertation: Letters from Home: Stories of Fathers and Sons
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | In the Country of My Dreams... | Multi-cultural Poetry | PEN Oakland | Winner |
| 2002 | Goldies Award | Literature | — | San Francisco Bay Guardian | Winner |
| 1998 | Fulbright Senior Scholarship | — | — | Fulbright | Recipient |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2000
Work:
In the Country of My Dreams...
Category:
Multi-cultural Poetry
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
Winner
Goldies Award
2002
Work:
Literature
Organization:
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Result:
Winner
Fulbright Senior Scholarship
1998
Organization:
Fulbright
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon
1991 MemoirA memoir covering three generations of her Lebanese family and the challenges of finding a home away from their country.
familyimmigrationidentityLebanese heritage
In the Country of My Dreams...
1999 PoetryA collection of poetry focused on dislocation and its various forms.
dislocationdreamscultural displacement
This House, My Bones
2014 PoetryBibliography
- Children of the Roojme: A Family's Journey from Lebanon (1991)
- In the Country of My Dreams... (1999)
- This House, My Bones (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Exploration of personal and cultural experiences in poetry and memoirDistinctive voice from Arab American perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- dislocation and belongingfamily and heritagewar and peace
Legacy
Pioneer in Arab American literature, known for works on immigration experience and cultural identity. Co-founder of VONA, contributing to support for writers of color.
Trivia
- The only Arab family in her hometown
- Lebanese Civil War spurred her writing about family history
- Created and performed multiple one-woman plays