Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1999) Winner
Yxta Maya Murray
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Yxta Maya Murray
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-01-01 （Los Angeles, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Los Angeles
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor, Writer
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Loyola Law School
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | — | JD | — | United States |
University of California, Los Angeles
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Stanford University
Degree:
JD
Country:
United States
distinction
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Whiting Award | The Conquest | — | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
| 2024 | Harvard Radcliffe Fellow | — | — | Harvard University | Fellow |
| 2018 | Art Writers Grant | — | — | — | Grant |
| 1996 | National Magazine Award for Fiction | — | — | — | Winner |
Whiting Award
1999
Work:
The Conquest
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Harvard Radcliffe Fellow
2024
Organization:
Harvard University
Result:
Fellow
Art Writers Grant
2018
Result:
Grant
National Magazine Award for Fiction
1996
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Locas
1998 NovelA novel about Mexican women's gang life in LA, capturing patois and fury.
Latina experienceGang cultureFemale empowerment
The Conquest
2003 NovelA novel intertwining Latin American history and literary sleuthing.
ConquestHistoryLiterature
What It Takes to Get to Vegas
2000 NovelA boxing story told by a femme fatale.
SportsStruggleRise and fall
Bibliography
- Locas (1998)
- What It Takes to Get to Vegas (2000)
- The Conquest (2003)
- The Queen Jade (2005)
- The King's Gold (2008)
- The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Kidnapped (2010)
- Art Is Everything (2020)
- The World Doesn't Work That Way, but It Could (2020)
- God Went Like That (2023)
- We Make Each Other Beautiful (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid use of street patoisDocumentary-style realism
- Recurring Motifs
- Latina women's strugglesUrban street lifeHistory and myth
Legacy
American Latina novelist known for portraying gang culture and Latina experiences, winner of Whiting Award. Also a law professor.
Trivia
- Short story 'Paradise' selected for The Best American Short Stories 2021.