Sidik Fofana
Sidik Fofana | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | novelist, public school teacher |
| Education | Columbia College (BA) New York University (MFA) City College of New York (MA) |
| Notable awards | Whiting Award (2023) |
Sidik Fofana is an American public school teacher and writer. He is a recipient of the 2023 Whiting Award.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Fofana graduated from Roxbury Latin School in 2001.[3] He then received his B.A. from Columbia College in 2005 and his MFA from New York University.[4] He also obtained a master's in education from the City College of New York in 2013.[5]
He is the author of Stories from the Tenants Downstairs, a collection of eight short stories about the struggles and inner lives of residents of diverse backgrounds living in a Harlem high-rise who face a rent increase after the building was sold to a corporate real estate company.[6][7][8][9]
Fofana is currently a public school teacher in Brooklyn, where he has been teaching English Language Arts and Special Education since 2007.[5][10][11]
Fofana's work has appeared in The Sewanee Review,[12] and he was named editor at large of the journal in 2021.[13][14][15] His work has also been published in the British literary magazine Granta.[16]
Awards
[edit]Fofana is a finalist of the 2023 Gotham Book Prize and a recipient of a 2023 Whiting Award.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sidik Fofana". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Graphic novelist, 9 other writers win $50,000 Whiting Awards". AP NEWS. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Hall: Sidik Fofana '01". The Roxbury Latin School. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Sidik Fofana on Crafting Distinct and Unforgettable Literary Voices". Literary Hub. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ a b "Sidik Fofana's profile - The Brooklyn School for Math and Research". k168.echalksites.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Anderson, Hephzibah (2023-01-29). "Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana review – bold, funny and gloriously flawed voices of New York". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Excerpts from the works of the 2023 Whiting Award winners". NPR. March 29, 2023.
- ^ Cassara, Joseph (2022-08-16). "Family, Home and Heartbreak in Three Debuts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Sacks, Sam. "Fiction: 'Emergency' by Daisy Hildyard". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood…Or Is It?". WESTVIEW NEWS. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Weilhammer, Alex. "Your Scabbed Heart - Teachers & Writers Magazine". teachersandwritersmagazine.org/. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (2017-06-04). "New Life for a 125-Year-Old Literary Journal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Announcing Our Editors at Large". The Sewanee Review. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "The Rent Manual". The Sewanee Review. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Ms. Battles". The Sewanee Review. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "The Young Entrepreneurs of Miss Bristol's Front Porch". Granta. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Culgan, Rossilynne Skena. "The 2023 Gotham Book Prize finalists have been announced; add these NYC books to your list". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2023-03-30.