Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2019) Winner
Terese Marie Mailhot
テレーズ・マリー・メイルホット
Terese Marie Mailhot
Aliases:
Terese Mailhot / Teresa Marie Mailhot
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983-06-14 （Seabird Island First Nation, British Columbia）
- Nationality
- Canadian, First Nations (Nlaka'pamux)
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Seabird Island First Nation, British Columbia → Las Cruces, New Mexico → West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue University
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Memoirist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 2015-2024
- Affiliations
- Purdue University, Institute of American Indian Arts, Dona Ana Community College
- Influenced By
- Sherman Alexie
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State University | — | English | Bachelor's degree in English | — | United States |
| Institute of American Indian Arts | — | Creative Writing (Fiction) | MFA | 2016 | United States |
| Community college | — | — | — | — | United States |
New Mexico State University
English
Degree:
Bachelor's degree in English
Country:
United States
Graduated with a bachelor's degree in English
Institute of American Indian Arts
Creative Writing (Fiction)
Degree:
MFA
Period:
2016
Year of Graduation:
2016
Country:
United States
MFA in fiction
Community college
Country:
United States
Attended after GED
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SWAIA Discovery Fellowship | — | — | Southwestern Association for Indian Arts | 受賞 |
| 2016 | VSC/IAIA Creative Writing Fellowship | — | — | Vermont Studio Center / Institute of American Indian Arts | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Tecumseh Postdoctoral Fellow | — | — | Purdue University | 受賞 |
SWAIA Discovery Fellowship
2015
Organization:
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts
Result:
受賞
VSC/IAIA Creative Writing Fellowship
2016
Organization:
Vermont Studio Center / Institute of American Indian Arts
Result:
受賞
Tecumseh Postdoctoral Fellow
2017
Organization:
Purdue University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heart Berries: A Memoir
2018 MemoirA memoir dealing with sexual abuse, trauma, violence, substance abuse, poverty, and neglect, reflecting intergenerational trauma and genocide among Indigenous peoples. Introduces 'Indian sick' as a spiritual cleansing process.
TraumaIntergenerational abuseIndigenous identityMental health
Bibliography
- Heart Berries
- Bad Indians
- I Know I'll Go
- Indian Sick
- Nlaka'pamux, Immediately
- Paul Simon Money
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticEpistolaryRaw personal confessionFragmentary
- Recurring Motifs
- Trauma cleansingIndian sickCycle of abuseHeart berries
Health
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Tuberculosis幼少期Contracted as a child, impacted early life and foster care
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)成人期From childhood sexual abuse by father
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Bipolar II disorder成人期Led to mental institution stay and writing the memoir
Legacy
Heart Berries became a New York Times bestseller, selected by Emma Watson's book club. Represents a new wave in Native American literature.
In Popular Culture
- 2022 controversy: Called Joyce Carol Oates a 'literary non-hottie,' sparking lookism debates
Trivia
- Mother was a healer, social worker, poet, and radical activist
- Father was an artist, alcoholic, and abuser
- Married as a teenager, divorced writer Casey Gray, has four sons
- Began memoir while institutionalized
- Leading new generation of Native American literature