Victor LaValle

Victor LaValle
Born (1972-02-03) February 3, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
EducationCornell University (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Period1999–present
GenreSpeculative fiction
Horror
Notable works
Notable awards
SpouseEmily Raboteau
Children2
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.

  1. ^ 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards, retrieved October 7, 2017