NoViolet Bulawayo
| NoViolet Bulawayo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Elizabeth Zandile Tshele December 10, 1981 Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe |
| Language | English |
| Education |
Njube High School; Mzilikazi High School |
| Alma mater |
Texas A&M University-Commerce; Southern Methodist University; Cornell University |
| Genre | Short Story; Novel |
| Notable awards | Caine Prize for African Writing; Man Booker Prize shortlist |
NoViolet Bulawayo (pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, born 12 October 1981 in Tsholotsho)[1] is a Zimbabwean author,[2] and Stegner Fellow at Stanford University (2012–2014).[3][4]
Life
Bulawayo was born and raised in Zimbabwe and attended Njube High School and later Mzilikazi High School for her A levels.[5] She completed her college education in the US, studying at Kalamazoo Valley Community College,[6] and earning bachelor's and master's degrees in English from Texas A&M University-Commerce and Southern Methodist University respectively.[7] In 2010, she completed a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Cornell University, where her work was recognized with a Truman Capote Fellowship.[7]
Her debut novel entitled We Need New Names was released in 2013,[8] and was included in the 2013 Man Booker Prize shortlist.[9][10] This made her the first black African woman and the first Zimbabwean to be shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.[11] She also won the Etisalat Prize for Literature and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award among other accolades.
She has begun work on a memoir project.[12] Bulawayo sits on the pan-African literary initiative, Writivism's Board of Trustees.
Awards and honors
- 2010 Truman Capote Fellowship[7]
- 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing for the short story "Hitting Budapest" about a gang of street children in a Zimbabwean shantytown.[13][14]
- 2013 Man Booker Prize shortlist for We Need New Names[9]
- 2013 National Book Award's "5 Under 35" chosen by a panel of past finalists and winners. Bulawayo was selected by Junot Díaz.[15]
- 2013 Guardian First Book Award shortlist for We Need New Names[16]
- 2013 Barnes & Noble Discover Award finalist for We Need New Names[17]
- 2013 Etisalat Prize for Literature winner for We Need New Names[18][19]
- 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, winner for We Need New Names.[20]
- 2014 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winner for We Need New Names[21][22]
Works
- 2009 "Snapshots", published in New Writing from Africa 2009 (J. M. Coetzee, ed.)
- 2010 "Hitting Budapest", published in Boston Review[23] and The Caine Prize for African Writing 2011
- 2013 We Need New Names
References
- ↑ "Man Booker Prize Shortlist 2013 announced", The Man Booker Prize, 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe's NoViolet Bulawayo wins Caine writing prize". BBC News. 12 July 2011.
- ↑ "Announcing the 2012-2014 Stegner Fellowship Recipients", from About the Felloship, Last Accessed April 2012.
- ↑ Zvomuya, Percy. "NoViolet Bulawayo makes Man Booker Prize longlist". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Simba Manhango (2011-07-23). "Hard work, passion the special ingredients for success: author". The Standard. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ↑ John Liberty (July 23, 2013). "Author, KVCC graduate NoViolet Bulawayo named to prestigious Man Booker long list". MLive Media Group.
- 1 2 3 Elizabeth Tshele, Cornell University Department of English. Last accessed April 2012.
- ↑ Kristy Davis. "We Need New Names: A Novel". Oprah.
- 1 2 "Shortlist 2013 announced". Man Booker Prize. 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Driscoll, Molly (July 23, 2013). "Man Booker Prize long list includes writers Colum McCann, Tash Aw". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "First black African woman nominated for Booker Prize" AFP, 10 September 2013.
- ↑ "Zimbabwean, NoViolet Bulawayo's 'Hitting Budapest' takes the 12th Caine Prize". Bulawayo 24. July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "NoViolet Bulawayo wins 12th Caine Prize for African Writing", Caine Prize for African Writing.
- ↑ Alison Flood (2011-07-12). "NoViolet Bulawayo wins 'African Booker'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ Julia Fleischaker (September 13, 2013). "Women dominate the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 list". Melville House Books. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ↑ "We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo". The Guardian. 15 November 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ↑ "2013 Discover Awards". Barnes & Noble. 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Etisalat Prize for Literature Announces 2013 Shortlist". Etisalat Prize. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ↑ Ben (February 23, 2014). "NoViolet Bulawayo Wins the Inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature". Books Live. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ Carolyn Kellogg (April 11, 2014). "Jacket Copy: The winners of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are ...". LA Times. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ Allan Kozinn (March 17, 2014). "Writer From Zimbabwe Wins PEN/Hemingway Award for First Novel". New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ Yvonne Zipp (March 18, 2014). "NoViolet Bulawayo wins prestigious Hemingway/PEN award". MLive.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ NoViolet Bulawayo (November–December 2010). "Hitting Budapest". Boston Review. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
External links
- NoViolet Bulawayo, official website.