Asian American Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1999) Winner
Susan Choi
スーザン・チョイ
Susan Choi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （South Bend, Indiana, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Bend, Indiana, U.S. → Houston, Texas, U.S. → Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | Literature (BA) | — | BA | — | United States |
| Cornell University | MFA (Graduate School of Creative Writing) | — | MFA | — | United States |
Yale University
Literature (BA)
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
Cornell University
MFA (Graduate School of Creative Writing)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Asian American Literary Award (Fiction) | The Foreign Student | — | Asian American Literary Organization | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Steven Turner Award | The Foreign Student | — | Steven Turner Award (organization unknown) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | Guggenheim Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2010 | PEN/W.G. Sebald Award | A Person of Interest | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Lambda Literary Award (Bisexual Fiction) | My Education | Bisexual Fiction | Lambda Literary Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2019 | National Book Award (Fiction) | Trust Exercise | — | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Sunday Times Short Story Award | Flashlight (short story) | — | The Sunday Times / Audible | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Booker Prize (shortlist) | Flashlight | — | The Booker Prize Foundation | ショートリスト（最終候補） |
| 2004 | Pulitzer Prize (finalist) | American Woman | — | Pulitzer Prize Board | ファイナリスト |
Asian American Literary Award (Fiction)
1998
Work:
The Foreign Student
Organization:
Asian American Literary Organization
Result:
受賞
Steven Turner Award
1998
Work:
The Foreign Student
Organization:
Steven Turner Award (organization unknown)
Result:
受賞
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
2001
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2004
Organization:
Guggenheim Foundation
Result:
受賞
PEN/W.G. Sebald Award
2010
Work:
A Person of Interest
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
受賞
Lambda Literary Award (Bisexual Fiction)
2014
Work:
My Education
Category:
Bisexual Fiction
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
受賞
National Book Award (Fiction)
2019
Work:
Trust Exercise
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
Sunday Times Short Story Award
2021
Work:
Flashlight (short story)
Organization:
The Sunday Times / Audible
Result:
受賞
Booker Prize (shortlist)
2025
Work:
Flashlight
Organization:
The Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
ショートリスト（最終候補）
Pulitzer Prize (finalist)
2004
Work:
American Woman
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Foreign Student
1998 FictionA debut novel about a Korean student studying in the United States and the people around him; explores cultural friction and identity.
ImmigrationIdentityCultural conflict
American Woman
2003 FictionA novel interweaving political events and personal relationships, dealing with issues of identity in 1970s America.
PoliticsPersonal responsibilityHistory
A Person of Interest
2008 FictionA novel blending semi-autobiographical elements with social issues; critically acclaimed.
IdentityMediaPrivate vs public
My Education
2013 FictionA novel about graduate student life and shifting relationships; addresses sexuality and desire.
Academic lifeDesireIdentity
Trust Exercise
2019 FictionSet in a high-school theater program, the novel experiments with narration and the reliability of memory; winner of the National Book Award.
MemoryNarrative reliabilityPower dynamics
Flashlight
2025 FictionA novel about a family's disappearance set against dark episodes of Korean history; published in 2025 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
FamilyHistorical memoryDisappearance
Bibliography
- The Foreign Student (1998)
- American Woman (2003)
- A Person of Interest (2008)
- My Education (2013)
- Trust Exercise (2019)
- Camp Tiger (children's picture book, 2019)
- Flashlight (2025)
- Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker (ed., 2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear prose with sharp observationExperimentation with narrative structure
- Recurring Motifs
- Identity and belongingMemory and narrative reliabilityFamily and fractured relationships
Legacy
Susan Choi is a contemporary American novelist acclaimed for works addressing identity, memory and the reliability of narration; she has won major awards including the National Book Award.
Trivia
- Born to a Korean father and an American Jewish mother.
- Attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.
- Was married to Pete Wells; separated in 2016 but continue to co-parent.
- Teaches at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars.
- Official website: susanchoi.com