PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2016) Winner
James Hannaham
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James Hannaham
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968 （The Bronx, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- The Bronx (birthplace) → Yonkers, New York (grew up) → Brooklyn, New York (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, performer, visual artist, professor
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Pratt Institute (professor, writing program), Elevator Repair Service (co-founder; worked with group 1992–2002)
- Influenced By
- unknown
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | Art | — | — | — | United States |
| Michener Center for Writers, University of Texas at Austin | Creative Writing | — | MFA | — | United States |
Yale University
Art
Country:
United States
Studied art at Yale; specific degree and graduation year not provided in source.
Michener Center for Writers, University of Texas at Austin
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Studied creative writing at the Michener Center; degree commonly awarded is an MFA (not explicitly stated in source).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | Delicious Foods | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Winner |
| 2016 | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award | Delicious Foods | — | Hurston/Wright Foundation | Winner |
| 2020 | Biblio Spectaculum (Best in Show) | Everything Is Normal, Everything Is Normal, Everything Is Fine, Everything Is Fine | — | Main Street Arts / Biblio Spectaculum | Winner |
| 2010 | Lambda Literary Award (finalist) | God Says No | — | Lambda Literary | Finalist |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2016
Work:
Delicious Foods
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
Winner
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
2016
Work:
Delicious Foods
Organization:
Hurston/Wright Foundation
Result:
Winner
Biblio Spectaculum (Best in Show)
2020
Work:
Everything Is Normal, Everything Is Normal, Everything Is Fine, Everything Is Fine
Organization:
Main Street Arts / Biblio Spectaculum
Result:
Winner
Lambda Literary Award (finalist)
2010
Work:
God Says No
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Gotham Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2023) Nominee
Works
Major Works
God Says No
2009 NovelDebut novel; detailed synopsis not provided in source.
Delicious Foods
2015 NovelA novel dealing with human trafficking and exploitation; depicts American captivity and exploitation.
human traffickingexploitationcaptivityrace and class
Pilot Imposter
2021 Short fiction / NovelCollection of stories or short-long hybrid text; source gives limited detail.
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
2022 NovelMost recent novel (2022); style ties together the tragic and the absurd.
tragic absurdityidentity
Bibliography
- God Says No (2009)
- Delicious Foods (2015)
- Pilot Imposter (2021)
- Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Satirical, often incorporating text-based visual elementsNarrative that mixes tragedy, humor and the absurd
- Recurring Motifs
- exploitation and captivityrace and classidentity and sexuality
Legacy
Recognized in contemporary American literature for addressing heavy themes such as human trafficking and exploitation. Notable for integrating visual art and performance experience into literary work.
Quotes
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"an ambitious, sweeping novel of American captivity and exploitation."
Source: The New York Times (review) (2015)
Trivia
- He is a gay author and has publicly identified as gay.
- His cousin is artist Kara Walker, who illustrated the cover of Delicious Foods.
- Delicious Foods won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award.
- Co-founded performance group Elevator Repair Service and worked with them from 1992–2002.
- Serves as a professor in the writing program at Pratt Institute.