'Danzy Senna', (
1970 - ) is an American novelist.
She was born in
Boston, Massachusetts and is the daughter of the author
Carl Senna (''The Black Press and the Struggle for Civil Rights,'') an
Afro-Mexican poet, and
Fanny Howe [1], an
Irish-American[2]. Both were activists during the
American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968). She is the niece of the poet,
Susan Howe. She lives in Los Angeles with husband, novelist
Percival Everett.
Senna received her B.A. from
Stanford University and
MFA in
creative writing from the
University of California, Irvine, where she received several creative writing awards.
Her first novel, ''Caucasia'', received the ''Book-of-the-Month Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction''. It also received the ''Alex Award'' ,
American Library Association [3].
Awards
★ 2004: Fellow,
New York Public Library's ''Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers''
★ 2002: Whiting Writers Award
Books
★ ''Symptomatic'' (2003)
[4]
★ ''Caucasia'', also published as ''From Caucasia with Love'' (1998)
[5]
External links
★
Biography
★
PBS
★ ''
Ms. Magazine''
★ ''
Salon''
★ ''
Interview: Coat of Many Colors''