Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2015) Winner
Leopoldine Core
レオポルディン・コア
Reoporudin Kōa
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1984 （East Village, Manhattan, New York, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- East Village, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 2012-2025
- Influenced By
- Mark Gonzales, Nella Larsen, Jenny Zhang, Jane Bowles, William S. Burroughs, Mary Gaitskill
- Nominations
- PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel Finalist (2017), Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction Finalist (2017)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Hunter College
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Whiting Award | — | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2017 | National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 | — | — | National Book Foundation | Honoree |
Whiting Award
2015
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35
2017
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Honoree
Awards & Nominations
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2017) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Veronica Bench
2015 Poetry collectionDebut book-length poetry collection.
When Watched
2016 Short story collectionA collection of nineteen stories focusing on a similar cast of downtown types akin to Core's own artist friends from her Manhattan upbringing.
Bibliography
- Veronica Bench (2015)
- When Watched (2016)
Health
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Dyslexia
Legacy
American poet and short story writer recognized for her debut works and awards such as the Whiting Award.
Trivia
- She is dyslexic.
- She was once in a relationship with poet Eileen Myles.
- Raised in a railroad apartment near Tompkins Square Park.