Meron Hadero
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of Michigan (MFA)
Yale Law School (JD)
Meron Hadero | |
|---|---|
| Born | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Nationality | Ethiopian American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Michigan (MFA) Yale Law School (JD) |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022) |
| Notable awards | Yaddo, Ragdale, MacDowell fellowships |
| Website | |
| www | |
Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian American writer.[1] She is known for her debut collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times published in 2022 by Restless Books.
An immigrant to Germany residing in United States, she earned her degree in history from Princeton University, MFA from University of Michigan and JD from Yale Law School.[2]
Hadero's work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Zyzzyva, Addis Ababa Noir,[3] and 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology. She has received the Yaddo, Ragdale, and MacDowell fellowships and was a Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University.
Her debut short-story collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, was published in 2022 by Restless Books. It won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing[4] and "The Street Sweep", included in the colection, won the 2021 Caine Prize for African Writing.[5][6] It was also a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in 2023.
In addition to writing, Meron served as a research analyst for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]
Awards and honors
Literary awards
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times α | Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing | Won | [4] |
| 2021 | "The Street Sweep" | Caine Prize for African Writing | Won | [7] |
| 2023 | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award | Won | [8][9] |
| PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize | Finalist | [10] |
