Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks
Parks in 2006
Parks in 2006
Born (1963-05-10) May 10, 1963 (age 61)
Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter
EducationMount Holyoke College (BA)
Drama Studio London
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Drama (2002)
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2010)​

Christian Konopka (current)
Children1
Website
suzanloriparks.com

Suzan-Lori Parks (born May 10, 1963) is an American playwright, screenwriter, musician and novelist. Her play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks was the first African-American woman to receive the award for drama.[1] She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Suzan-Lori Parks". Bio. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Time 100". Time. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.