Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2017) Winner
Kaitlyn Greenidge
けいとぅりん・ぐりーんでぃっじ
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts → Somerville, Massachusetts → Arlington, Massachusetts → Juneau, Alaska → central Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2016-2024
- Affiliations
- Harper's Bazaar
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan University | — | Unknown | BA | — | United States |
Wesleyan University
Unknown
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Middletown, Connecticut所在
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Whiting Award | We Love You, Charlie Freeman | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | Fiction | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
2017
Work:
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2021
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
2016 Literary fictionThe story of an African American family, the Freemans, who adopt a chimpanzee and raise it as a family member for an institutional research project.
racefamilyidentity
Libertie
2021 Historical fictionA historical novel based in part on the life of Susan McKinney Steward, the first black female doctor in the state of New York.
racewomenhistory
Bibliography
- We Love You, Charlie Freeman (2016)
- Libertie (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- vivid and poignant style
- Recurring Motifs
- racial issuesfamily bonds
Legacy
Emerging American writer known for literary fiction exploring race and society.
Trivia
- During high school, she and her best friend lived in Juneau, Alaska for about six months, working for a legislative program.
- Has one daughter born in 2019.