Marita Golden | |
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 Golden in 2020 | |
| Born | April 28, 1950 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | American University (BA) Columbia University (MSc) |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable awards | 2002 Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community, 2001 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award presented by Poets and Writers Woman of the Year Award from Zeta Phi Beta |
Marita Golden (born April 28, 1950)[1] is an American novelist, nonfiction writer, professor,[2] and co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, a national organization that serves as a resource center for African-American writers.[3]
- ^ Yolanda Williams Page, ed., "Marita Golden (1950- )", in Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007), p. 218.
- ^ "Marita Golden - Johns Hopkins University". Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "African American Literature Book Club". aalbc.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.