Jamel Brinkley

Jamel Brinkley
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education
Notable awardsErnest 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]

  1. ^ Mosley, Tonya (May 7, 2018). "Writer Jamel Brinkley Explores Black Masculinity in 'A Lucky Man'". Retrieved October 17, 2024. That a 2018 article reports he is 42 means he must have been born in one of these two years.
  2. ^ "ABOUT". Jamel Brinkley. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jamel Brinkley". Iowa Writers' Workshop. The University of Iowa. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.