American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2014) Winner
Emily Raboteau
エミリー・ラボトー
Emily Raboteau
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New Jersey, U.S.
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Jersey (grew up) → New York City, NY, USA
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, professor of creative writing
- Active Years
- 2005-
- Affiliations
- The City College of New York (faculty)
- Influenced By
- Albert J. Raboteau (father)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| New York University | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Yale University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Undergraduate degree (year not specified)
New York University
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pushcart Prize | — | — | Pushcart Press | 受賞 |
| — | Nelson Algren Award | — | — | Chicago Tribune | 受賞 |
| — | New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | New York Foundation for the Arts | 受賞 |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | American Book Award | Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
Pushcart Prize
Organization:
Pushcart Press
Result:
受賞
Nelson Algren Award
Organization:
Chicago Tribune
Result:
受賞
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
New York Foundation for the Arts
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
2014
Work:
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Professor's Daughter
2005 novelA novel set against academia and family relationships. Her debut novel, noted for its style and characterization.
familyidentityacademia
Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora
2013 creative nonfictionAn exploration of home and belonging in the African diaspora, blending personal memoir with historical and cultural investigation.
diasporabelonginghistory and memory
Lessons for Survival
2024 essays / nonfictionA collection of essays addressing motherhood, racial justice, and climate change; discussed in recent reviews and interviews.
motherhoodraceclimate crisisparenting
Bibliography
- The Professor's Daughter
- Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora
- Lessons for Survival
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interweaving personal memoir and reportagelyrical and observant essayistic voice
- Recurring Motifs
- homebelongingfamily generationsmovement and diaspora
Legacy
Emily Raboteau is recognized for both fiction and creative nonfiction, noted for insights into the African diaspora, family, and belonging. She also contributes as an educator in creative writing.
Trivia
- Her father is Princeton professor Albert J. Raboteau.
- She teaches creative writing at the City College of New York.
- She is married to novelist Victor LaValle and they have two children.
- She won the 2014 American Book Award for Searching for Zion.