PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2020) Winner
Jia Tolentino
ジア・トレンティーノ
Jia Torentino
Aliases:
Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1988-00-00 （Toronto, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canadian, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Southern Baptist
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada → Houston, Texas, United States
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor
- Active Years
- 2013-2024
- Affiliations
- The New Yorker, Jezebel, The Hairpin
- Memberships
- Pi Beta Phi sorority, Virginia Belles (a cappella group)
- Nominations
- Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | — | English | BA | 2005-2009 | United States |
| University of Michigan | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
University of Virginia
English
Degree:
BA
Period:
2005-2009
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United States
Enrolled as a Jefferson Scholar
University of Michigan
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| 2017 | Forbes 30 Under 30 | — | Media | Forbes | selected |
| 2012 | Raymond Carver Short Fiction Contest | The Odyssey | — | Carve Magazine | 1st place |
Whiting Award
2020
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Forbes 30 Under 30
2017
Category:
Media
Organization:
Forbes
Result:
selected
Raymond Carver Short Fiction Contest
2012
Work:
The Odyssey
Organization:
Carve Magazine
Result:
1st place
Awards & Nominations
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
2019 EssaysA collection of essays on self-delusion, the internet, and millennial conundrums.
self-delusioninternet culturefeminismmarriage
Bibliography
- Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- classical essayist in the vein of Montaigneearnest ambivalence
- Recurring Motifs
- impact of the internet#MeToo movementambivalence toward marriage
Legacy
Influential American essayist and staff writer at The New Yorker, acclaimed for sharp cultural criticism. Trick Mirror became a New York Times bestseller.
In Popular Culture
- Cameo appearance in the HBO Max series Gossip Girl (2021) in January 2023.
Trivia
- Born to parents from the Philippines.
- Canadian citizen.
- Graduated high school as salutatorian.
- Participated in the game show Girls v. Boys in Puerto Rico at age 15.
- Has two children.