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Veronica Chambers

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Veronica Chambers is an Afro-Latina author, teacher, and magazine executive. Chambers has been an editor and writer for New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Premiere, Esquire, Parade and O, The Oprah Magazine.[1]

Veronica Chambers
Veronica Chambers in New York City
Veronica Chambers in New York City
Notable awards2013 James Beard Award for Writing and Literature

Early life

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Chambers was born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn.[2] Chambers attended Bard College at Simon's Rock, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where she received a B.A. in Literary Studies, summa cum laude.[3]

Career

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Chambers taught writing at Stanford University,[4] Bowdoin College,[5] Bard College at Simon's Rock,[4] and the Rutgers University Summer Program.[citation needed] She has been a fellow at Columbia University's Freedom Forum.[6] the Japan Society Media Fellows Program[4] in New York and Tokyo, and Stanford University's John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship.[4]

In 2012, New York Times editor Dwight Garner wrote Yes, Chef was "one of the great culinary stories of our time".[7] In 2014, Chambers co-wrote the New York Times bestseller Everybody’s Got Something with journalist, Robin Roberts.[8]

In May 2016, Random House published 32 Yolks, the memoir Chambers co-authored with chef Eric Ripert.[9] Chambers’ other memoir collaborations include Wake Up Happy with morning TV host and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and Emperor of Sound with multi-platinum producer Timbaland.[10][11]

In 2017, Chambers edited The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on Our Iconic First Lady, and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own.[12] Time Magazine named it one of the top 10 non-fiction books of 2017.[13] In 2012, Chambers received the James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook for her work onYes, Chef, which she co-authored with Marcus Samuelsson.[14][15][16]

In 2018, she joined the Archival Storytelling Team at the New York Times, where she edits "Past Tense", a new initiative devoted to articles based on photographs from the newspaper's six million-photo archive.[17] The following year (2019), Chambers edited Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.[18]

Magazine executive

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As a Director of Brand Development at Hearst Corporation, Chambers and an executive team led the relaunch of Good Housekeeping and Goodhousekeeping.com. Chambers also developed and launched the magazine Glam Latina for Condé Nast and Women's Day Latina for the Hearst Company.[19]

Social impact

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In 2014, Chambers and her husband, Jason, established the Loud Emily scholarship, in honor of Emily Fisher, Veronica's mentor in philanthropy. The Loud Emily scholarship provides full tuition for two girls to the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls in New York. The recipients are chosen based on their submissions of essays and short creative videos, explaining how and why they use their voices and music to speak about the causes they believe in.[20] Chambers, with her husband, endowed three music and literature scholarships at Bard College at Simon's Rock.[20]

Works

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  • Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cookbook (Flatiron/Macmillan, 2018)
  • The Meaning of Michelle: 16 Writers on Our Iconic First Lady and How Her Journey Inspires Our Own, Editor (St. Martin's Press, 2017)
  • The Go-Between Young Adult novel (Delacorte/Random House, 2017)
  • 32 Yolks (co-written with Eric Ripert) (Random House, 2016)
  • Wake Up Happy (co-written with Michael Strahan) (37 Ink, 2015)
  • Everybody’s Got Something (co-written with Robin Roberts) Grand Central Publishing, 2014)
  • Yes Chef (co-written with Marcus Samuelsson) (Random House, 2012)
  • Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation (Free Press, 2007)
  • The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girls’ Guide to Love, Life and Foolish Bravery (Doubleday, 2006)
  • Miss Black America (Doubleday, 2005)
  • Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa (Dial, 2005)
  • Having It All? Black Women and Success (Doubleday, 2003)
  • Double Dutch: Jump Rope, Rhyme and Sisterhood (Hyperion, 2002)
  • Quinceañera Means Sweet Fifteen (Hyperion, 2001)
  • Marisol & Magdalena (Hyperion, 1998)
  • The Harlem Renaissance (Chelsea House, 1998)
  • Amistad Rising (Harcourt Brace, 1998)
  • Mama's Girl (Riverhead, 1996)
  • Poetic Justice: Filmmaking South Central Style (Dell, 1992)

Anthology contributions

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  • The Bitch is Back, Editor Cathi Hanauer (William Morrow, 2016)
  • Black Cool, Editor Rebecca Walker (Soft Skull, 2012)
  • Mommy Wars, Editor Leslie Steiner (Random House, 2006)
  • Rhetorical Contexts, Editors LouAnn Thompson and Suzanne Webb (Longman Publishers, 2003)
  • ¿Que Te Parece? Editors James Lee, Doly Jesuita Young, et al. (McGraw Hill, 2003)
  • The Bitch In the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage, Editor Cathi Hanauer (William Morrow, 2002)
  • Black Hair: Art, Style and Culture, Editor Ima Ebong (Rizzoli, 2001)
  • Listen Up: Voices of the Next Feminist Generation, Editors Barbara Findlen (Seal Press, 2001)
  • Becoming American: Personal Essays by First Generation Women, Editor Meri Danquah (Hyperion, 2000)
  • Growing Up Ethnic in America, Editor Maria Mazzioti Gilliam and Jennifer Gillian (Penguin Books, 1999)

References

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  1. ^ "Veronica Chambers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "About". Veronica Chambers. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ "Veronica Chambers '87 to Discuss The Meaning of Michelle". simons-rock.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  4. ^ a b c d "Veronica Chambers". simons-rock.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. ^ By (2003-02-04). "CORRECTIONS". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  6. ^ "Veronica Chambers | Bookreporter.com". www.bookreporter.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  7. ^ Garner, Dwight (26 June 2012). "A Life Spent in Sugar and Spice". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Wise Words From Robin Roberts' Mom: 'Honey, Everybody's Got Something". NPR. April 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "32 Yolks by Eric Ripert, Veronica Chambers: 9780812983067 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  10. ^ Wake Up Happy. 2016-10-04. ISBN 978-1-4767-7569-2.
  11. ^ "Emperor of Sound". Veronica Chambers. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  12. ^ "Contributors include: Ava DuVernay, Veronica Chambers, Benilde Little, Damon Young, Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran, Brittney Cooper, Ylonda Gault Caviness, Chirlane McCray, Cathi Hanauer, Tiffany Dufu, Tanisha Ford, Marcus Samuelsson, Sarah Lewis, Karen Hill Anton, Rebecca Carroll, Phillipa Soo, and Roxane Gay." OCLC 1139643291
  13. ^ "The Top 10 Non-Fiction Books of 2017". Time. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  14. ^ "Veronica Chambers '87 Wins James Beard Media Award". simons-rock.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  15. ^ Garner, Dwight (2012-06-26). "A Life Spent in Sugar and Spice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  16. ^ Brion, Raphael (2013-05-04). "Winners: 2013 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards". Eater. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  17. ^ "Promotion for Veronica Chambers". The New York Times Company. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  18. ^ "Why Being A Beyonce Fan Feels So Intensely Personal, According To 'Queen Bey' Editor Veronica Chambers". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  19. ^ "Veronica Chambers to Lead Archival Storytelling Team". The New York Times Company. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  20. ^ a b "Veronica Chambers". InkWell Management Literary Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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