Jenn Shapland is an American writer and archivist. Her essay "Finders, Keepers" won a Pushcart Prize in 2017, and her memoir, My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir in 2021.[1]

Shapland at the 2023 Texas Book Festival

Personal life edit

Shapland lives in New Mexico.[2] She received her PhD in English from the University of Texas at Austin.[2]

Career edit

Aside from writing, Shapland is an adjunct instructor in the Creative Writing Department at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe,[3] as well as an archivist for a visual artist.[2]

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers (2020) edit

My Autobiography of Carson McCullers is a memoir, published February 4, 2020 by Tin House Books. The book received the following accolades:

References edit

  1. ^ a b Gentes, Brian (2021-06-02). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio". JENN SHAPLAND. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ "Jenn Shapland". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  4. ^ "National Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  5. ^ Collins, Jim (2021-01-25). "Stonewall Book Awards announced!". Rainbow Round Table. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  6. ^ "2021 Book Awards Winners".