Meron Hadero

Meron Hadero
BornAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
NationalityEthiopian-American
Alma mater
Period?–present
Notable worksA Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022)
Notable awardsYaddo, Ragdale, MacDowell fellowships
Website
www.meronhadero.com

Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian American writer.[1] She is known for her debut collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times published in 2022 by Restless Books.

Biography

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An immigrant to Germany residing in United States, she earned her degree in history from Princeton University, MFA from University of Michigan and JD from Yale Law School.[2]

Hadero's work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Zyzzyva, Addis Ababa Noir,[3] and 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology. She has received the Yaddo, Ragdale, and MacDowell fellowships and was a Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University.

Her debut short story collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, was published in 2022 by Restless Books. It won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing[4] and the Caine Prize for African Writing. It was also a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in 2023. Meron also served as a research analyst for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]

Awards and honors

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Awards for Hadero's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Winner [4]
2021 "The Street Sweep" Caine Prize for African Writing Winner [5]
2023 A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner [6][7]
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Finalist [8]

Bibliography

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  • A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022). Restless Books. ISBN 9781838858926.
  • Sense of Hope[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Meron Hadero". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Biography of Meron Hadero". gradesaver.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ Addonia, S., Awake, M., Fantaye, G. T., Fisseha, R., Giorgis, H., Girma, L., Hadero, M., Hailemariam, S., Reta, A. (2020). Addis Ababa Noir. United States: Akashic Books.ISBN 9781617758270
  4. ^ a b "EXPOSING THE REALITIES OF DISPLACEMENT, A DIALOGUE WITH MERON HADERO". Africa in Dialogue. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "AKO Caine Prize: Meron Hadero named first Ethiopian winner". BBC News. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2023 Legacy Award Winners". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ^ "By Hands Now Known wins The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project. 2023-10-30. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  8. ^ "2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Finalists". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  9. ^ Umezurike, Uchechukwu (21 July 2021). "[REVIEW]: Meron Hadero's Sense of Hope". Olongo Africa. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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