Emily Raboteau
Emily Raboteau is an American fiction writer, essayist, and Professor of Creative Writing at the City College of New York.
Emily Raboteau | |
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| Language | English |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Yale University New York University (MFA) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable works | The Professor's Daughter, Searching for Zion |
| Spouse | Victor LaValle |
| Website | |
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Early life
Raboteau grew up in New Jersey, the daughter of Princeton professor Albert Raboteau.[1][2] She received an undergraduate degree at Yale University and an MFA from New York University.[3]
Career
Her writing has been published in The Guardian, Oxford American, The Believer, Guernica, Best American Short Stories,[4] Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best American Mystery Stories and Best African American Essays. She has received the Pushcart Prize, the Chicago Tribune's Nelson Algren Award, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.[4][5]
Her first novel The Professor's Daughter was published in 2005.[6] Her second book, Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora, a work of creative nonfiction, was published in 2013 and won a 2014 American Book Award.[7]
Personal life
Raboteau is married to novelist Victor LaValle and lives in New York City.[8] They have two children.[9]
References
- "Father Daughter Conversation with Emily Raboteau and Albert Raboteau".
- Raboteau, Emily (31 August 2016). "New York Playgrounds I Have Known". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Emily Raboteau Wins the International Flash Fiction Competition". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "The Structure of Bubbles". Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- "NEA Writers' Corner". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- "Macmillan Books: Author: Emily Raboteau, Macmillan :: Augusten Burroughs". Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- "CCNY Professor Wins 2014 American Book Award". The City College of New York. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- Scelfo, Julie (2010-04-07). "A Writer Gets a Home Office of Her Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- Raboteau, Emily (28 December 2016). "The Rumpus Interview With Emily Raboteau". The Rumpus (Interview). Interviewed by Gina Prescott. Retrieved 7 May 2017.