Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1997) Winner
Martha Southgate
マーサ・サウスゲート
Māsa Sōsugēto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-12-12 （Cleveland, Ohio）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cleveland, Ohio
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith College | — | Literature | — | — | United States |
| Goddard College | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Smith College
Literature
Country:
United States
Goddard College
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
MFA in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent | Another Way to Dance | — | American Library Association | winner |
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent
1997
Work:
Another Way to Dance
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Another Way to Dance
1996 NovelStory of a 14-year-old Black aspiring ballerina.
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The Fall of Rome
2002 NovelSet in a New England private boys boarding school.
Third Girl from the Left
2005 NovelAdaptations
- [Film]
The Taste of Salt
2011 NovelBibliography
- Another Way to Dance (1996)
- The Fall of Rome (2002)
- Third Girl from the Left (2005)
- The Taste of Salt (2011)
Adaptations
- Adaptation plans for Third Girl from the Left (2013, starring Kerry Washington and Viola Davis)
Legacy
Known as an African-American woman writer, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Works appeared in The New York Times Magazine, etc.
Trivia
- African-American writer from Cleveland.