Ling Ma | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Ma in 2023 | |
| Born | Sanming, Fujian, China |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, professor |
| Known for | Severance |
| Awards | Kirkus Prize; Windham-Campbell Literature Prize; Story Prize |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Chicago (AB) Cornell University (MFA) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
Ling Ma is a Chinese American novelist and professor at the University of Chicago. Her first book, Severance (2018), won a 2018 Kirkus Prize and was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of 2018[1] and shortlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award.[2] Her second book, Bliss Montage (2022), won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and The Story Prize.[3][4] She is a 2024 MacArthur Fellow.[5]
- ^ "2018 Finalists". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-11-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Announcing the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. 2019-01-15. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Here Are This Year's Finalists for the Story Prize". LitHub. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ling Ma's 'Bliss Montage' wins $20,000 Story Prize". ABC News. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Blair, Elizabeth (1 October 2024). "Here's who made the 2024 MacArthur Fellows list". NPR. Retrieved 1 October 2024.