PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 11 (2001) Winner
Mary Monroe
メアリー・モンロー
Mearī Monrō
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-12-12 （Toxey, Alabama）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Alabama → Ohio → Richmond, California (moved in 1973) → Oakland, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | God Don't Like Ugly | Best Fiction of the Year | PEN Oakland | Winner |
| 2004 | Best Southern Author Award | Gonna Lay Down My Burdens | — | — | Winner |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2017 | J. California Cooper Memorial Award | — | — | — | Winner |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2001
Work:
God Don't Like Ugly
Category:
Best Fiction of the Year
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
Winner
Best Southern Author Award
2004
Work:
Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
Result:
Winner
Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award
2016
Result:
Winner
J. California Cooper Memorial Award
2017
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
God Don't Like Ugly
2000 African-American LiteratureUses an innocent young girl's voice to provide a hopeful tone for dark events, with strong character writing.
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The Upper Room
1985 FictionHer first novel, published by St. Martin's Press.
Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
African-American LiteratureShe Had It Coming
FictionExplores how secrets destroy friendships through a chain of deceptions and betrayals.
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Deliver Me From Evil
FictionFeatures greedy and ignorant characters; leaves the titular evil open to interpretation.
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Bibliography
- One House Over: The Neighbors #1
- The Devil You Know
- Never Trust A Stranger
- Can You Keep A Secret?
- Every Woman's Dream
- Bad Blood
- Family Of Lies
- Red Light Wives
- The Upper Room
- God Don't Like Ugly
- Gonna Lay Down My Burdens
- God Still Don't Like Ugly
- God Don't Play
- Borrow Trouble
- Deliver Me From Evil
- Company We Keep
- She Had it Coming
- God Ain't Blind
- God Ain't Through Yet
- Mama Ruby
- God Don't Make Mistakes
- Lost Daughters
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- strong character writinginnocent young girl's voiceuse of humor
- Recurring Motifs
- secrets and betrayallives of ordinary peopledestruction of friendships
Legacy
New York Times bestselling author known for African-American fiction; self-taught success story.
Trivia
- First in her family to graduate high school
- Self-taught writer without college or classes
- Mother of two children
- Divorced