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July 5, 2020
Newsmaker: Yaa Gyasi
Creative Promise Prizewinner Yaa Gyasi's latest work deals with addiction, depression, and faith.
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April 5, 2020
Valeria Luiselli: “I Am Always Moving Between Genres, Identities, and Linguistic Communities”
Born in Mexico City, Valeria Luiselli grew up in South Korea, South Africa, and India, among other countries. The author of ‘Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions’ and ‘Lost Children Archive’ was awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2019.
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March 24, 2020
Yaa Gyasi: History is an Ongoing Story
Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing, showcased the Ghanaian-born author’s talent for its emotional portrayal of the impacts of intergenerational trauma on families in the African and African American diaspora.
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March 9, 2020
Jenny Xie: Eye Level
Jenny Xie is a poet and lecturer. Her award-winning poetry probes identity, perception, and the boundaries of selfhood.
News
February 11, 2020
Edwidge Danticat: Storytelling as a tool for advocacy
Edwidge Danticat writes stories about “how families are unmade and remade by immigration.” As a child, she saw the power of storytelling to bring joy to her community.
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February 1, 2020
Vilcek Foundation Awards $250,000 in Literature Prizes to Immigrant Authors
Literary luminary Edwidge Danticat is announced as the recipient of the 2020 Vilcek Prize for Literature. Rising stars Yaa Gyasi, Valeria Luiselli, and Jenny Xie are the recipients of Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Literature
Press Release
March 15, 2019
From the Inside Out: Tejal Rao Writes the World through Food
Through food critic Tejal Rao, what is often invisible to others is seen with fresh eyes.
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