Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2021) Winner
Zeyn Joukhadar
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Zeyn Joukhadar
Aliases:
Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
Profile
- Gender
- nonbinary
- Born
- Unknown
- Nationality
- American, Syrian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Pathobiologist, Biomedical research scientist
- Active Years
- 2015-2025
- Nominations
- 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards finalist - Historical Fiction (The Map of Salt and Stars), 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist - Debut Author (The Map of Salt and Stars), 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize shortlist - Best Published Novel (The Map of Salt and Stars), 2015 Pushcart Prize ("We Will Tell Our Children"), 2020 Pushcart Prize ("Incantations for Unsung Boys")
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut | — | — | Bachelor of Science | — | United States |
| Brown University | — | Pathobiology | PhD | — | United States |
University of Connecticut
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United States
Brown University
Pathobiology
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Middle East Book Award | The Map of Salt and Stars | Youth Literature Award | Middle East Outreach Council | Won |
| 2021 | Stonewall Book Award | The Thirty Names of Night | Barbara Gittings Literature Award | American Library Association | Won |
| 2021 | Lambda Literary Award | The Thirty Names of Night | Transgender Literature | Lambda Literary | Won |
Middle East Book Award
2018
Work:
The Map of Salt and Stars
Category:
Youth Literature Award
Organization:
Middle East Outreach Council
Result:
Won
Stonewall Book Award
2021
Work:
The Thirty Names of Night
Category:
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Won
Lambda Literary Award
2021
Work:
The Thirty Names of Night
Category:
Transgender Literature
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Map of Salt and Stars
2018 Historical FictionThe Thirty Names of Night
2020 Transgender FictionBibliography
- The Map of Salt and Stars
- The Thirty Names of Night
- Kink ("The Voyeurs")
- Fit For the Gods ("Tiresias")
- This Arab Is Queer ("Catching the Light: Reclaiming Opera as a Trans Arab")
- Letters to a Writer of Colour ("On Queerness")
Trivia
- Nonbinary, uses he/him and they/them pronouns.
- Originally from New York City.
- Former biomedical research scientist.