Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2021) Winner
Ladan Osman
ラダン・オスマン
Ladan Osman
Aliases:
Laadan Cismaan / لادان عثمان
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Mogadishu, Somalia
- Nationality
- Somalia, United States
- Languages
- English, Somali
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Mogadishu, Somalia → Columbus, Ohio, United States → Chicago, Illinois, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 2014-
- Affiliations
- Fine Arts Work Center, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, Michener Center for Writers
- Influenced By
- Nuruddin Farah, Mahmoud Darwish, Tayeb Salih, Sherman Alexie, Gwendolyn Brooks, Li-Young Lee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterbein University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | Michener Center for Writers | MFA | — | United States |
Otterbein University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of Texas at Austin
Michener Center for Writers
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets | The Kitchen Dweller's Testimony | — | African Poetry Book Fund / University of Nebraska Press | winner |
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
2014
Work:
The Kitchen Dweller's Testimony
Organization:
African Poetry Book Fund / University of Nebraska Press
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Kitchen Dweller's Testimony
2015 Poetry collectionPoetry collection centered on Somali and Muslim heritage.
Somali heritageIslamImmigrant experience
Ordinary Heaven
2014 ChapbookStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Verse shaped by Somali and Islamic heritage
Legacy
Somali-American poet awarded the Sillerman First Book Prize, with works in prominent literary magazines.