PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2006) Winner
Mona Lisa Saloy
モナ・リサ・サロイ
Mona Lisa Saloy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Orleans
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, author, storyteller
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- Dillard University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| San Francisco State University | — | Creative Writing and English | MA | — | United States |
| Louisiana State University | — | English | PhD, MFA | — | United States |
University of Washington
English
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
San Francisco State University
Creative Writing and English
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Louisiana State University
English
Degree:
PhD, MFA
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United States
MFA in 1988
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Poet Laureate of Louisiana | — | — | Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | 受賞 |
| 2005 | T. S. Eliot Prize | Red Beans & Ricely Yours | — | Truman State University | 受賞 |
| 2006 | PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Prize | Red Beans & Ricely Yours | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Mayor's Office Tricentennial Grant | — | — | Mayor's Office | 受賞 |
Poet Laureate of Louisiana
2021
Organization:
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
Result:
受賞
T. S. Eliot Prize
2005
Work:
Red Beans & Ricely Yours
Organization:
Truman State University
Result:
受賞
PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Prize
2006
Work:
Red Beans & Ricely Yours
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Mayor's Office Tricentennial Grant
2018
Organization:
Mayor's Office
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Red Beans & Ricely Yours: Poems
2015 PoetryA poetry collection themed on New Orleans Creole culture.
Creole cultureNew Orleans
Second Line Home, New Orleans Poems
PoetryPoems about New Orleans.
New Orleans
Black Creole Chronicles
2023 ProseChronicles of Black Creole.
Black Creole
Bibliography
- Red Beans & Ricely Yours: Poems
- Second Line Home, New Orleans Poems
- Black Creole Chronicles
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic expression reflecting New Orleans Creole culture
- Recurring Motifs
- Creole cultureNew Orleans traditions
Legacy
Known as Louisiana Poet Laureate since 2021, depicting New Orleans Creole culture in poetry.