Jenn Shapland
American writer
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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]
Personal life
Shapland lives in New Mexico.[2] She received her PhD in English from the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
Career
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)
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers is a memoir, published February 4, 2020 by Tin House Books. The book received the following accolades:
- National Book Award for Nonfiction finalist (2020)[4]
- Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/Biography winner (2021)[1]
- Stonewall Book Award honor book (2021)[5]
- Christian Gauss Award (2021)[6]
