Kalisha Buckhanon

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Kalisha Buckhanon
Born (1977-04-01) April 1, 1977 (age 47)
Kankakee, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA, MA)
New School University (MFA)
Notable awardsAlex Award (2006)
Website
www.kalisha.com

Kalisha Buckhanon (born April 1, 1977)[1] is an American author who writes frequently on literature, race and Black women's themes. She was educated at the University of Chicago and New School University. She is a 2006 recipient of the Alex Awards.

Background

Born in

New School University.[4] She studied as a humanities doctoral student at the University of Chicago, and obtained her Master of Arts
in English from the program.

Writing career

Buckhanon's first published short story was "Card Parties" in 2003 in the Michigan Quarterly Review.[5] Her first novel, Upstate, was published in 2005 by St. Martin's Press. The novel was sold in a publishing auction for a mid six-figure sum.[6] Upon its publication, Essence magazine named Buckhanon one of its "Three Writers to Watch".[7]

Upstate tells the story of a young New York couple, and won an award from the American Library Association.

Hurston-Wright Legacy Award in Debut Fiction. The Upstate audiobook won the Audie Award for Literary Fiction.[citation needed
]

In 2008, her second novel Conception was published, again by St. Martin's Press.[9] The novel tells the story of four months in the life of a young Chicago woman who discovers she is pregnant and wants to abort her unborn child, who also narrates part of the story. School Library Journal wrote that librarians should "recommend this moving novel to readers who enjoyed Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Sapphire's PUSH".[10] The Chicago-based literary society Friends of American writers awarded the novel its 2009 Adult Literary Fiction Prize.[11]

Bibliography

  • Upstate (2005)
  • Conception (2008)
  • Solemn (2016)
  • Speaking of Summer (2019)
  • Running to Fall (2022)

Awards

  • Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship in Prose (2001)
  • Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Debut Fiction- finalist (2006)
  • American Library Association ALEX Award (2006)
  • Audio Publishers Association Audie Award in Literary Fiction (2006)
  • Terry McMillan Young Author Award at the National Book Club Conference (2006)
  • Friends of American Writers Adult Literary Fiction Award (2009)

References

  1. ^ a b "Barnes and Noble biography". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kalisha Buckhanon, Author". African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Blair, Madeline (May 1, 2008). "A Nuanced Young Black Voice". ColorLines.
  4. ^ a b McGee, Celia (January 14, 2005). "Upstate of the Art: Teacher pens novel for rap generation". New York Daily News.
  5. ^ Buckhanon, Kalisha (Spring 2003). "Card Parties". Michigan Quarterly Review.
  6. ^ Vernon, Polly (June 11, 2005). "Introducing ... Kalisha Buckhanon". London Observer/Guardian.
  7. ^ Gibbs, Laurina (January 2005). "Three Writers to Watch". Essence. Time Inc.
  8. ^ "2006 Alex Awards". American Library Association. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  9. ^ McLarin, Kim (February 17, 2008). "The Demands of Motherhood". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  10. ^ Osborne, Charli (December 2008). "Conception". School Library Journal.
  11. ^ Adult Literature Awards. Friends of American Writers. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

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