Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2019) Winner
Leni Zumas
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Reni Zūmasu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Washington, D.C.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → Oregon
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, creative writing professor
- Active Years
- 2008-2025
- Affiliations
- Portland State University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | English Department | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | Creative Writing | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Brown University
English Department
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Majored in English
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.F.A.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oregon Book Award | Red Clocks | Fiction | Literary Arts | winner |
| 2019 | Orwell Prize | Red Clocks | Political Fiction | The Orwell Foundation | shortlisted |
| 2019 | Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award | Red Clocks | Speculative Fiction | Neukom Institute | shortlisted |
| 2013 | Oregon Book Award | The Listeners | Fiction | Literary Arts | finalist |
Oregon Book Award
2019
Work:
Red Clocks
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Literary Arts
Result:
winner
Orwell Prize
2019
Work:
Red Clocks
Category:
Political Fiction
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
shortlisted
Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award
2019
Work:
Red Clocks
Category:
Speculative Fiction
Organization:
Neukom Institute
Result:
shortlisted
Oregon Book Award
2013
Work:
The Listeners
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Literary Arts
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wolf Bells
2025 NovelExplores themes of communal living, caregiving, and America's crisis of care through the story of an intergenerational household run by a former punk singer.
communal livingcaregivingcrisis of care
Red Clocks
2018 NovelA lyrical and beautifully observed reflection on women's lives in a dystopian future where abortion is illegal again.
women's rightsabortiondystopia
Translations
- translated into eight languages
The Listeners
2012 NovelFarewell Navigator
2008 Story collectionA collection of stories bringing us closer to unsettling characters.
darknessunsettling people
Bibliography
- Farewell Navigator
- The Listeners
- Red Clocks
- Wolf Bells
Translations of Works
- Red Clocks (eight languages)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalbeautifully observedmordantbaroque
- Recurring Motifs
- women's livespolitical themesspeculative fiction
Legacy
American writer whose novel Red Clocks was a national bestseller and Oregon Book Award winner, praised as lyrical, political, and a milestone in contemporary fiction.
Quotes
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Red Clocks is funny, mordant, baroque, political, poetic, alarming, and inspiring—not to mention a way forward for fiction now.
Source: Maggie Nelson (2018) -
A lyrical and beautifully observed reflection on women's lives.
Source: Naomi Alderman / The New York Times (2018)