Angela Flournoy

Angela Flournoy is an African American writer. Flournoy is notable for her debut novel The Turner House (2015), which was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction, shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and named a New York Times Notable Book of 2015.[1][2] She was also listed on the National Book Awards' 5 under 35 list, nominated by her former teacher ZZ Packer.[1][3]

Early life and education

Flournoy was raised in Southern California. Her mother was from Los Angeles and father from Detroit.[3] Flournoy attended the Iowa Writer's Workshop and the University of Southern California.[3] She started developing her first novel, The Turner House while attending the Iowa Workshop, where she frequently traveled to Detroit to visit her father's family.[1]

Career

After graduating, Flournoy taught writing for both the University of Iowa, Trinity Washington University, and the DC Public Library.[3][4] She published The Turner House in 2015.[5]

Flourney attributees her understanding of how to develop characters comes from Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vitcavage, Adam (October 27, 2005). "The Tortoise, Not the Hare: The Millions Interviews Angela Flournoy". The Millions. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Philyaw, Deesha. "The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Angela Flournoy". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House, 5 Under 35, 2015, National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  4. ↑ "Angela Flournoy - The Los Angeles Review of Books". The Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  5. ↑ ""There Aint No Haints in Detroit!": An Interview With Author Angela Flournoy". Belt Magazine: Dispatches From The Rust Belt. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  6. ↑ Fassler, Joe. "Subverting the Rule of 'Write What You Know'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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