Jamel Brinkley | |
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Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Notable awards | Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence (2019) PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award (2019) |
Jamel Brinkley (born 1975/76)[1] is an American writer. His debut story collection, A Lucky Man (2018), was the winner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. It was also a finalist for the National Book Award, The Story Prize, the John Leonard Award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize. He currently teaches fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[2][3]