N. K. Jemisin

Kim Wickham (University of Rhode Island)

Ed. by Dimitra Fimi, University of Glasgow
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.5: African American Writing and Culture of the United States.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Philathia Bolton (University of Akron), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), A Yemisi Jimoh (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

Dates

Born 1972

Places

Active in United States

Cultural Identities

African American

Activities

Primary

Novelist

Resources

Jemisin's Works

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In 2016 N.K. Jemisin became the first Black author to win a Hugo Award for Best Novel for

The Fifth Season

. When

The Obelisk Gate

, the second book of the trilogy, won the Hugo for Best Novel in 2017 and then

The Stone Sky

, the final book of the trilogy, won in 2018, Jemisin became the first author ever to win three Best Novel awards in a row. Jemisin has published a number of short stories, two trilogies, a duology, and a short story collection, along with numerous articles and reviews. Her writing is particularly relevant. She consistently and vocally challenges the status quo in both Fantasy and Science Fiction with her work. While her outspoken criticisms of the genre have sometimes incited pushback, her work continues to speak for itself winning numerous awards and expanding what SFF…

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Citation: Wickham, Kim . "N. K. Jemisin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 January 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14482, accessed 03 December 2024.]