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ELIZABETH NUNEZ
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| DATE OF BIRTH: |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH: |
........, Trinidad |
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Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA (B.A. in English)
New York University, New York, USA (M.A., Ph.D. in English) |
CAREER: Nunez migrated to the USA after completing secondary schooling in Trinidad. She co-founded the National Black Writers Conference and directed the organization from 1986 to 2000. She later became a Distinguished Professor of English at the Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York. Nunez wrote the following books:
- When Rocks Dance (1986)
- Beyond the Limbo Silence (1998)
- Bruised Hibiscus (2000)
- Discretion (2002)
- Grace (2003)
- Stories from Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers at and Abroad (2005)
- Prospero's Daughter (2006)
In addition to writing, Nunez co-edited a collection of essays, "Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s," in 1999.
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AWARDS:
- 1999 - Independent Publishers Award (for "Beyond the Limbo Silence"
- 2001 - American Book Award (for "Bruised Hibiscus")
- 2002 - Go on Girl! National Author of the Year Award
- 2003 - Caribbean American Heritage Award
- YMCA Woman of Distinction Award
- Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters (Marian College)
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| Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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