Meron Hadero
Meron Hadero | |
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Born | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Occupation | Short story writer |
Nationality | Ethiopian American |
Alma mater | Princeton University University of Michigan (MFA) Yale Law School (JD) |
Period | ?–present |
Genre | Literary fiction |
Notable works | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022) |
Notable awards | Yaddo, Ragdale, MacDowell fellowships |
Website | |
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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.
Biography
[edit]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, won the Caine Prize for African Writing.[5] 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
[edit]Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times α | Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing | Winner | [4] |
2021 | "The Street Sweep" | Caine Prize for African Writing | Winner | [6] |
2023 | A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award | Winner | [7][8] |
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize | Finalist | [9] |
Award notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Collections
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meron Hadero". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Biography of Meron Hadero". gradesaver.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Addonia, S., Awake, M., Fantaye, G. T., Fisseha, R., Giorgis, H., Girma, L., Hadero, M., Hailemariam, S., Reta, A. (2020). Addis Ababa Noir. United States: Akashic Books.ISBN 9781617758270
- ^ a b "Exposing the Realities of Displacement, a Dialogue With Meron Hadero". Africa in Dialogue. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Umezurike, Uchechukwu (July 21, 2021). "[REVIEW]: Meron Hadero's Sense of Hope". Olongo Africa. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "AKO Caine Prize: Meron Hadero named first Ethiopian winner". BBC News. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "2023 Legacy Award Winners". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "By Hands Now Known wins The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project. October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Finalists". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
- ^ Ogbonnaya, Chibuike (November 18, 2021). "Meron Hadero Set To Release a Collection of Short Story". Afreecan Read. Retrieved December 25, 2024.