Aisha Sabatini Sloan facts for kids
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Aisha Sabatini Sloan
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Aisha Sabatini Sloan presenting at &NOW conference, Sept 2019
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| Born | Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction |
Aisha Sabatini Sloan is an American writer. She was born and grew up in Los Angeles. Her writing often explores topics like race and current events. She also connects these ideas with art, movies, and pop culture.
Aisha studied English literature at Carleton College. She then earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU. Later, she received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Arizona.
Her first collection of essays, The Fluency of Light: Coming of Age in a Theater of Black and White, came out in 2013. In 2017, her essay collection Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit was published. It won the 1913 Open Prose Contest. Her 2021 essay, Borealis, won a special award for its unique writing.
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Aisha's Writing and Awards
Aisha Sabatini Sloan has written many reviews, essays, and books. These often focus on race and important current events.
Recognized Works
In 2016, she won the 1913 Open Prose Contest for her book Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit. This book was published in 2017. She has also been nominated for other awards. These include the Pushcart Prize in 2014 and the Disquiet Literary Prize in 2015.
Her work has been featured in well-known collections. These include Best American Nonrequired Reading and Best American Essays. For her book Dreaming of Ramadi, she worked with publicist Kima Jones. She raised money for this partnership through an online campaign.
Teaching and Public Speaking
Aisha has taught many classes. These include writing, literature, and creative writing. She has taught at places like Pima Community College and the University of Arizona. She also taught at Carleton College and the University of Michigan.
Currently, Aisha is a visiting professor at the Helen Zell Writers' Program. This program is part of the University of Michigan. She teaches creative nonfiction there.
In 2017, Aisha gave a main speech at a conference in Iceland. She spoke alongside other famous writers. She also helped judge a writing award in 2019. This was the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.
Her Published Essays
Aisha Sabatini Sloan's essays appear in several important books. These books are called anthologies.
Essays in Anthologies
Some of the anthologies that include her essays are:
- Dear America
- Trespass: Ecotone Essayists Beyond the Boundaries of Place, Identity, and Feminism
- Truth to Power
- How We Speak to One Another
- The Sonoran Desert: A Literary Field Guide
- Writing as Revision
Her work has been recognized as "notable" in the Best American Non-Required Reading and Best American Essays collections from 2011.
In 2020, she received a special award for creative writing. This award came from the National Endowment for the Arts.
