Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1989) Winner
Lucy Sante
ルーシー・サンテ
Rūshī Sante
Aliases:
Luc Sante
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-05-25 （Verviers）
- Nationality
- Belgian, American
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Verviers, Belgium → New York City, USA → Ulster County, New York, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, critic, artist
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- The New York Review of Books, Bard College
- Nominations
- 2025 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Memoir/Autobiography (I Heard Her Call My Name)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Literature | — | 1972-1976 | United States |
| Regis High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
Columbia University
Literature
Period:
1972-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Attended but no degree mentioned
Regis High School
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
High school in Manhattan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Album Notes | Anthology of American Folk Music re-issue | — | Grammy Awards | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Literature Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Infinity Award | — | 執筆 | International Center of Photography | 受賞 |
Whiting Award
1989
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1992
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
1998
Work:
Anthology of American Folk Music re-issue
Organization:
Grammy Awards
Result:
受賞
Literature Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters
1997
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Infinity Award
2010
Category:
執筆
Organization:
International Center of Photography
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
1991 Non-fictionDocuments the life and politics of lower Manhattan from mid-19th to early 20th century.
New York historyUnderworld
Evidence
1992 PhotographyCollection of crime photographs.
CrimePhotography
The Factory of Facts
1998 AutobiographyAutobiographical novel.
ImmigrationIdentity
The Other Paris
2015 Non-fictionExplores the hidden history of Paris.
Paris historySubculture
I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
2024 MemoirMemoir of transitioning at age 67.
TransgenderSelf-discovery
Bibliography
- Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (1991)
- Evidence (1992)
- The Factory of Facts (1998)
- Walker Evans (1999)
- Kill All Your Darlings: Pieces 1990-2005 (2007)
- Folk Photography (2009)
- The Other Paris (2015)
- Maybe the People Would Be the Times (2022)
- Nineteen Reservoirs (2023)
- I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition (2024)
Translations by Author
- Novels in Three Lines (trans. & ed. Félix Fénéon, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical accountsCultural criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Urban underbellyImmigrant experiencePhotography and visual culture
Legacy
Belgian-born American writer known for works on New York history and her transition memoir. Regular contributor to The New York Review of Books.
Trivia
- Came out as trans woman at age 67 in 2021.
- Rare writer to win a Grammy Award.