Eve Ewing facts for kids

Eve Louise Ewing (born 1986) is an American writer, poet, artist, and professor from Chicago, Illinois. She teaches at the University of Chicago. Eve Ewing writes books, poems, and even comic books! She is known for her poetry collection Electric Arches and her book Ghosts in the Schoolyard, which looks at school closings in Chicago. She also writes the Ironheart comic book series for Marvel, which features a young superhero named Riri Williams.

Growing Up and School

Eve Ewing grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago. Her mom worked as a radio reporter, and her dad was an artist. She went to Northside College Preparatory High School. She was also part of a group called Young Chicago Authors, where young people can explore writing.

Eve Ewing went to the University of Chicago for her first college degree, where she studied English. Later, she earned a master's degree in teaching from Dominican University. She taught Language Arts to middle schoolers in Chicago Public Schools. After that, she went to Harvard University and earned another master's degree and a doctorate in education.

What Eve Ewing Does

Eve Ewing is now a professor at the University of Chicago. She teaches about race, culture, and social issues. She also works with the university's education committee.

She is very active in the Chicago community. She helped start and now runs the Emerging Poets Incubator and the Chicago Poetry Block Party. These programs help young poets grow and share their work. She also teaches art and writing to people at Stateville Maximum Security Prison through a project called Prison + Neighborhood Art Project.

Eve Ewing is also popular on Twitter, where she shares her thoughts and ideas. Her account, called "Wikipedia Brown," gets millions of views each month!

Her Research and Books

Eve Ewing's research often looks at why schools close in certain areas. Her book, Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, came out in 2018. This book explores what happened when public schools closed in Chicago's Bronzeville area. It also talks about how communities tried to keep their schools open, even with a hunger strike.

In her book, Eve Ewing talks about "institutional mourning." This means the many sad and difficult feelings people have when important places like schools in their neighborhood close down. She shows how school closings can deeply affect a community's future and its history.

Her Writing

Eve Ewing writes many different things, including poetry, stories, and articles for newspapers and magazines. She has been nominated for important writing awards. Her articles about race and education have been praised by many, including ProPublica and The Huffington Post.

Her poetry often explores similar topics to her research, like the experiences of Black people. For example, her book Electric Arches talks about Black feminism. Her poems have been published in well-known places like Poetry Magazine and The New Yorker.

Eve Ewing also helps lead a literary organization called Crescendo Literary. She also co-founded a poetry group called Echo Hotel.

Electric Arches

Electric Arches is Eve Ewing's first book. It's a collection of poems, short stories, and art. It was published in 2017. Eve Ewing has said that everything in the book is based on real things that have happened to her.

This book was named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly. The Paris Review said her writing is "trenchantly and tenderly" done. The book won several awards, including an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), which is part of the American Library Association.

1919

1919 is a collection of poems and children's songs. It is based on the Chicago race riot of 1919. This riot was a very important event in Chicago's history. The book includes parts from an old report called "The Negro In Chicago," which helps explain the history behind her poems. 1919 was published in 2019 and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by many places, including NPR and the Chicago Tribune.

Children's Books

In 2021, Eve Ewing wrote Maya and the Robot, a book for younger readers. It's about a shy fifth grader who finds a robot named Ralph. The robot helps her get used to being in a new classroom without her best friends.

In 2023, she also helped write a book for young adults called Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphic Novel Memoir) with Colin Kaepernick.

Comics

Eve Ewing writes for Marvel. She is the main writer for the Ironheart comic series, which started in 2018. She has also written for other Marvel comics like Ms. Marvel and Marvel Team-Up. In 2023, she became the first Black female writer for the Black Panther series. In 2024, she started writing for Exceptional X-Men.

Theater

In 2019, Eve Ewing and Nate Marshall created a play called No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. It was a puppet show that celebrated the life of the famous poet Gwendolyn Brooks.

Her Art

Besides writing, Eve Ewing is also a visual artist. In 2016, she was the first Artist-in-Residence at the Boston Children's Museum. Her art project there, "A Map Home," looked at ideas of place and childhood adventures.

Podcast

Eve Ewing started a podcast called Bughouse Square in 2018. In each episode, she interviews a guest. She also uses old recordings from a famous oral historian named Studs Terkel. The podcast connects important topics from the past with today's world.

Personal Life

Eve Ewing is married to Damon Jones, who is a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy.

Awards and Recognition

Eve Ewing has received many awards for her work:

• 2016–2017 Distinguished Dissertation Award, American Educational Research Association
• 2017 Emerging Power Players, Chicago magazine
• 2019 Twenty-First Century Award, Chicago Public Library Foundation
• 2020 Black Excellence Award, African American Arts Alliance, for literature
• 2020 Paul Engle Prize
• 2020 Distinguished Early Career Award, American Sociological Association Section on Children & Youth
• 2023 Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista Outstanding Activist Intellectual and Scholar Award

Awards for Electric Arches

• 2017 Top Ten Books of the Year, Chicago Tribune
• 2017 CPL Top 10 Best Books of the Year, Chicago Public Library
• 2017 Best Poetry Book, Chicago Review of Books
• 2017 Best Books of 2017, NPR
• Earphones Award
• 2018 Alex Award, Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association
• 2018 Norma Farber First Book Award

Awards for 1919

• 2019 Best Books of 2019, NPR
• 2019 Notable Books of 2019, Chicago Tribune
• 2019 Best Poetry Book of 2019, Chicago Review of Books
• 2019 Best Books by Women of Summer 2019, O Magazine
• 2019 Must-Read Poetry of June 2019, The Millions
• 2019 Most Anticipated Reads of Summer 2019, LitHub
• 2020 Best Poetry Book, Black Caucus of the American Library Association

Awards for Ghosts in the Schoolyard

• 2020 Outstanding Ethnography in Education Book Award, University of Pennsylvania