Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2018) Winner
Esmé Weijun Wang
エスミー・ウェイジュン・ワン
Esumei Weijun Wan
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Midwest, United States
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Midwest, United States → San Francisco, California, United States
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist
- Active Years
- 2016-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
Yale University
Country:
United States
Initially attended but transferred to Stanford University
Stanford University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
University of Michigan
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Her thesis became the basis for a chapter in her first novel
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Graywolf Nonfiction Prize | The Collected Schizophrenias | Nonfiction | Graywolf Press | winner |
| 2017 | Granta Best of Young American Novelists | — | — | Granta | selected |
| 2018 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| 2020 | Northern California Book Awards: Creative Nonfiction | The Collected Schizophrenias | Creative Nonfiction | Northern California Book Awards | winner |
| 2020 | Advocates Award | — | — | Mental Health Advocacy Services | winner |
Graywolf Nonfiction Prize
2016
Work:
The Collected Schizophrenias
Category:
Nonfiction
Organization:
Graywolf Press
Result:
winner
Granta Best of Young American Novelists
2017
Organization:
Granta
Result:
selected
Whiting Award
2018
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Northern California Book Awards: Creative Nonfiction
2020
Work:
The Collected Schizophrenias
Category:
Creative Nonfiction
Organization:
Northern California Book Awards
Result:
winner
Advocates Award
2020
Organization:
Mental Health Advocacy Services
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Border of Paradise
2016 gothic family dramaA gothic family drama about a family whose patriarch has committed suicide, leaving the mother to raise her two children alone. She enacts her own version of tong yang xi—an old-fashioned Chinese tradition—by encouraging her son and step-daughter to become involved with each other. Raises questions about child rearing, culture, and isolation.
mental illnesscultureisolationfamily
The Collected Schizophrenias
2019 essay collectionEssays focusing on different life experiences during her struggles with schizoaffective disorder. Riveting, honest, and courageously allows for complexities in living with illness.
schizoaffective disordermental illnessidentity
Bibliography
- The Border of Paradise
- The Collected Schizophrenias
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- beautiful prosevivid recollection and description
- Recurring Motifs
- mental illnessfamily legacycultural identity
Health
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schizoaffective disorderCentral to her writing, leading to NYT bestseller
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Cotard's Syndrome2013年A rare illness that makes people believe they have already died
Legacy
Acclaimed for innovative writing on mental illness, Whiting Award winner, selected for Granta's Best of Young American Novelists, NYT bestseller. Poised to become a major writer.
Trivia
- Born to a Taiwanese American immigrant family
- Signed a two-book deal with Riverhead in 2019
- Quotations available on Wikiquote