Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2024) Winner
KB Brookins
ケイビー・ブルーキンス
KB Brookins
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1995-08-28 （Fort Worth, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Fort Worth, Texas → Austin, Texas
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Author
- Active Years
- 2017-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University | — | Unknown | BA | 2013-2017 | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Texas Christian University
Unknown
Degree:
BA
Period:
2013-2017
Year of Graduation:
2017
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Austin
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stonewall Book Award | Freedom House | Barbara Gittings Literature Award | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2025 | Lambda Literary Award | Pretty: A Memoir | Transgender Nonfiction | Lambda Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2023 | National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellow |
| 2023 | Texas Institute of Letters Award | Freedom House | — | Texas Institute of Letters | Winner |
Stonewall Book Award
2024
Work:
Freedom House
Category:
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Lambda Literary Award
2025
Work:
Pretty: A Memoir
Category:
Transgender Nonfiction
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
2023
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellow
Texas Institute of Letters Award
2023
Work:
Freedom House
Organization:
Texas Institute of Letters
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pretty: A Memoir
2024 MemoirA memoir exploring beauty and identity from the perspective of Black transmasculinity.
transgenderbeautyidentityBlack
Freedom House
2023 PoetryA poetry collection exploring themes of race, transgender identity, gentrification, and more.
racetransgendergentrificationhope
Adaptations
- [Art Exhibit] Freedom House: An Exhibition (2024)
How To Identify Yourself With a Wound
2022 PoetryPoetry collection on wounds and self-identification.
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Bibliography
- Pretty (2024)
- Freedom House (2023)
- How To Identify Yourself With a Wound (2022)
- Nothing Was the Cause of Their Deaths (Zine, 2023)
- A New Relationship to Pain (Zine, 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hopefuluniquecandidurgenttimely
- Recurring Motifs
- Blacktransqueerclimate despair
Legacy
KB Brookins is acclaimed as a Black non-binary trans writer for innovative works on identity, race, and gender. Recipient of multiple literary awards, recognized as a new generation voice.