Three prominent Black female authors in science fiction, young adult literature and essay writing are among the 21 winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation 'genius grants.'
Three prominent Black female authors in science fiction, young adult literature and essay writing are among the 21 winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation"genius grants."
N.K. Jemisin, the speculative fiction writer of the"Broken Earth" trilogy; Jacqueline Woodson, the author of children's and young adult books including"Brown Girl Dreaming" and"The Other Side"; and Tressie McMillan Cottom, the author of the essay collection"Thick" were all named as 2020 MacArthur fellows.The honor comes with a $625,000, no-strings-attached award paid out over five years.
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