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| Jennifer Maritza McCauley | |
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 McCauley at the 2024 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA) Florida International University (MFA) University of Missouri (PhD) |
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Jennifer Maritza McCauley is an American writer.
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Maritza McCauley is the daughter of a Black American father and a Puerto Rican mother. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English Writing, with an MFA in fiction from Florida International University, and she received a PhD in creative writing and literature from University of Missouri.
McCauley's short story collection When Trying to Return Home was longlisted for the 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize.
Works
- McCauley, Jennifer Maritza (October 2016). SCAR ON/SCAR OFF. Stalking Horse Press.
- McCauley, Jennifer Maritza (7 February 2023). When Trying to Return Home. Counterpoint Press. ISBN 978-1-64009-568-7.
- McCauley, Jennifer Maritza (June 2024). KINDS OF GRACE. FlowerSong Press.
References
- "How MU alum Jennifer Maritza McCauley carries 'Home' back to Columbia and Unbound festival". Columbia Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- Anderson, Porter (2023-11-08). "The Aspen Words Literary Prize Names Its 2024 Longlist". Publishing Perspectives. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- Pearce, Lillian (2023-02-08). "Afro-Latina writer Jennifer Maritza McCauley impresses with new work". The Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "Jennifer Maritza McCauley Believes That Home Is a Feeling, Not a Place | An Interview by Vanessa Genao". Catapult. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- Niazi, Amil (2023-02-07). "In These Black and Afro-Latino Communities, Family Is a Double Bind". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- WHEN TRYING TO RETURN HOME | Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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