Bernice McFadden facts for kids
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Bernice McFadden
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Bernice McFadden
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| Born | September 26, 1965 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Geneva Holliday |
| Education | St. Joseph's College |
| Genre | novel |
Bernice L. McFadden (born September 26, 1965) is an American writer. She is famous for her many novels. She has also written funny stories using the pen name Geneva Holliday. Bernice McFadden has written fifteen novels. She also teaches creative writing at Tulane University in New Orleans.
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About Bernice McFadden
Bernice L. McFadden grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
She has received special invitations to write in different places. In 2005, she was a MacDowell Colony Fellow in New Hampshire. In 2011, she visited Egypt for an El Gouna Writers’ Residency. She was also an Artist-in-Residence in Georgia in 2013.
In 2016, Bernice McFadden earned a special degree called an MFA from The Writer's Foundry. This was at St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2022, Bernice McFadden created a new word: "Angelcestor." This word means "a divine ancestor who serves as a guide and protector of the living."
Her Books and Stories
Bernice McFadden has written many novels. Some of her well-known books include:
- Sugar: A Novel (2000)
- The Warmest December (2001)
- This Bitter Earth (2002)
- Loving Donovan (2003)
- Camilla's Roses (2004)
- Nowhere is a Place (2006)
- Glorious (2010)
- Gathering of Waters (2012)
- The Book of Harlan (2016)
- Praise Song for the Butterflies (2018)
Books as Geneva Holliday
Bernice McFadden also writes funnier books under the name Geneva Holliday. These include:
- Groove (2005)
- Fever (2006)
- Heat (2007)
- Lover Man (2009)
Short Stories and Other Writings
Bernice McFadden has written many short stories for different collections. She has also written non-fiction pieces. These are true stories or essays. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Awards and Recognition
Bernice McFadden's books have won many awards and have been recognized by important groups.
- In 2017, she won the American Book Award for The Book of Harlan.
- She also won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for The Book of Harlan in 2017.
- The Book of Harlan was named a "Notable Book" by The Washington Post in 2016.
- Her book Gathering of Waters was listed as one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books in 2012.
- Glorious was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2011.
- Her first novel, Sugar, won the Black Writer's Alliance Gold Pen Award in 2001. It was also a "Discover Great New Writers" pick by Barnes & Noble in 2000.
- She has been shortlisted for the Hurston Wright Legacy Award several times.
- Many of her books have been chosen for book clubs and reading lists across the country.
