Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2023) Winner
Marcia Douglas
まるしあ・だぐらす
Marcia Douglas
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- Jamaican-American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United Kingdom (birth) → Kingston, Jamaica → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Performer
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Nominations
- Republic of Consciousness Prize longlist (2016), OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature longlist (2017)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
| Binghamton University | — | English | PhD | — | United States |
Ohio State University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Binghamton University
English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Specialized in African American/Caribbean literature and creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | Fellowship |
| 2020 | Creative Capital Award | — | — | Creative Capital | Award |
| — | U.K. Poetry Book Society Recommendation | — | — | U.K. Poetry Book Society | Recommendation |
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
Fellowship
Creative Capital Award
2020
Organization:
Creative Capital
Result:
Award
U.K. Poetry Book Society Recommendation
Organization:
U.K. Poetry Book Society
Result:
Recommendation
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Madam Fate
1999 NovelNotes from a Writer's Book of Cures and Spells
2005 NovelThe Marvellous Equations of the Dread: a Novel in Bass Riddim
2016 NovelA whirlwind of a novel that sways to an irresistible beat.
Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom
1999 PoetryLegacy
Jamaican-American novelist, poet, and performer known for innovative works in Caribbean literature.