Victor LaValle

Victor LaValle
Born	(1972-02-03) February 3, 1972 (age 52) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Author
Education	Cornell University (BA) Columbia University (MFA)
Period	1999–present
Genre	Speculative fiction Horror
Notable works	Slapboxing With Jesus The Ballad of Black Tom The Changeling
Notable awards	Shirley—Novel (2010) BFA—Novella (2017) Shirley—Novella (2017) WFA—Novel (2018) Locus—Horror Novel (2018)
Spouse	Emily Raboteau
Children	2
Website
www.victorlavalle.com

Victor LaValle (born February 3, 1972) is an American author. He is the author of a short-story collection, Slapboxing with Jesus, and five novels, The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, The Changeling, and Lone Women. His fantasy-horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom won the 2016 Shirley Jackson Award for best novella.^[1] LaValle writes fiction primarily, though he has also written essays and book reviews for GQ, Essence Magazine, The Fader, and The Washington Post, among other publications.