Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2019) Winner
Merritt Tierce
メリット・ティアース
Meritto Tiāsu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Texas
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Texas → Iowa → Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story author, editor, essayist, activist, TV writer
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Affiliations
- Texas Equal Access Fund
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University | — | — | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Iowa Writers' Workshop | — | Fiction | MFA | — | United States |
Abilene Christian University
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
United States
Graduated at age 19, started college two years early
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Fiction
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2015 | PEN Literary Awards | — | — | PEN America | Finalist |
| 2015 | Texas Institute of Letters Steven Turner Award | Love Me Back | First Fiction | Texas Institute of Letters | Winner |
| 2013 | National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 | — | — | National Book Foundation | Honoree |
| 2011 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | Winner |
Whiting Award
2019
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
PEN Literary Awards
2015
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
Finalist
Texas Institute of Letters Steven Turner Award
2015
Work:
Love Me Back
Category:
First Fiction
Organization:
Texas Institute of Letters
Result:
Winner
National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35
2013
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
Honoree
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2011
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Love Me Back
2014 NovelA novel about a woman working at a Dallas steakhouse.
laborwomen's experiencesabortion
Bibliography
- Love Me Back (2014)
- Casa Linda (2017)
- Calvin D. Colson (2016)
- Solitaire (2014)
- Everything I Did in Madrid (2014)
- Suck It (2008)
Legacy
Recognized as a rising star in contemporary American literature, recipient of Whiting Award. Also known as an activist for abortion access.