Margaret Wilkerson Sexton is an American novelist.[1]
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College; University of California at Berkeley |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work | A Kind of Freedom; The Revisioners |
| Awards | NAACP Image Award |
Biography
editSexton was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She studied creative writing at Dartmouth College and law at the University of California at Berkeley.[1]
She was a recipient of the Lombard Fellowship and spent a year in the Dominican Republic working for a civil rights organization and writing.[1]
Her debut novel, A Kind of Freedom, made the New York Times "100 Notable Books" list,[2] and the Editor's Choice list[3] in 2017. Her second novel, The Revisioners, was named one of the most anticipated books of fall 2019 by Parade magazine.[4]
Sexton won the First Novelist Award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association,[5] and the Crook's Corner Book Prize for A Kind of Freedom.[6] She was also nominated for a 2017 National Book Award by the National Book Foundation.[7]
At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards she was the winner in the Fiction category for her 2019 novel The Revisioners.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Margaret Wilkerson Sexton". Counterpoint Press. May 9, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2017". The New York Times. November 22, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Radhika (September 14, 2017). "11 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times.
- ^ Johnson, Ashley (August 1, 2019). "The Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019". Parade.
- ^ "The Revisioners". Counterpoint Press. February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Margaret Wilkerson Sexton wins $5000 Crook's Corner Book Prize". Press release, January 7, 2019.
- ^ "Margaret Wilkerson Sexton". National Book Foundation.
- ^ "2020 NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List", ET, February 22, 2020.