Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2012) Winner
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
シャリファ・ローズ＝ピッツ
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Houston, Texas
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Houston, Texas → United Kingdom → Harlem, New York
Career
- Occupations
- writer, historian
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
- Nominations
- National Book Critics Circle Award nomination (Harlem Is Nowhere), Dolman Best Travel Book Award shortlist (Harlem Is Nowhere)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Harvard University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | non-fiction | Rona Jaffe Foundation | Winner |
| 2012 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| — | Lannan Foundation Award | — | — | Lannan Foundation | Winner |
| — | New York Foundation for the Arts Award | — | — | New York Foundation for the Arts | Winner |
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2006
Category:
non-fiction
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
Winner
Whiting Award
2012
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Lannan Foundation Award
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
Winner
New York Foundation for the Arts Award
Organization:
New York Foundation for the Arts
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Harlem Is Nowhere
2011 Non-fictionThe first part of a planned trilogy on African Americans and utopia.
HarlemAfrican AmericansUtopia
Bibliography
- Harlem Is Nowhere (2011)
Legacy
American writer known for her nonfiction work on Harlem. Recipient of several literary awards.