Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2020) Winner
Jaquira Díaz
ジャキーラ・ディアス
Jaquira Díaz
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Humacao, Puerto Rico → Miami → New York
Career
- Occupations
- fiction writer, essayist, journalist, cultural critic, professor
- Active Years
- 2012-2025
- Affiliations
- Columbia University School of the Arts, Kenyon Review
- Influenced By
- Junot Díaz
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award Finalist (Lesbian Memoir, Ordinary Girls), Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Florida | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of South Florida | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
University of Central Florida
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of South Florida
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Whiting Award | Ordinary Girls | Nonfiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2020 | Florida Book Awards Gold Medal | Ordinary Girls | — | — | Winner |
| 2017 | Pushcart Prize | Beach City | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction | — | — | — | Winner |
Whiting Award
2020
Work:
Ordinary Girls
Category:
Nonfiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Florida Book Awards Gold Medal
2020
Work:
Ordinary Girls
Result:
Winner
Pushcart Prize
2017
Work:
Beach City
Result:
Winner
Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction
2023
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ordinary Girls
2019 MemoirA memoir exploring girlhood in a dangerous world and coming of age in the projects of Puerto Rico and the streets of Miami.
girlhooddangerous worldPuerto RicoMiamiqueer identity
This Is the Only Kingdom
2025 NovelA novel.
Bibliography
- Ordinary Girls: A Memoir
- This Is the Only Kingdom: A Novel
- Beach City
- Section 8
- Ghosts
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalurgentelegant prose
- Recurring Motifs
- tragedies and triumphs of young womencrimepoliticssexualityracemusicculture
Health
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Drug use, suicide attempts青少年期Difficult life marked by encounters with the law and identity issues
Legacy
An emerging Puerto Rican-American queer writer reshaping Puerto Rican literature.