Claire Jiménez

Claire Jiménez is a Puerto Rican writer who grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York.[1] She is the author of the short story collection Staten Island Stories (2019) and the novel What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez (2023),[2] which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.[3][4]

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez was favorably reviewed by the Associated Press, USA Today,[5] and Kirkus Reviews.[6] Jiménez was also named a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards[7] and won Best Latino Book of 2019 by NBC News.[7]

Jiménez co-founded the Puerto Rican Literature Project in 2019.[8] In 2019 her book Staten Island Stories won the Hornblower Award for a first book from the New York Society Library.[9] She has an MFA from Vanderbilt University[7] and in 2022 Jiménez earned a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in ethnic studies and digital humanities from University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[9]

Jiménez is an assistant professor and McCausland Faculty Fellow at University of South Carolina.[10]

Her essays have appeared in Afro-Hispanic Review and The Rumpus.[8]

Awards

Year Title Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Staten Island Stories New York City Book Award First Book Won
2023 What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez Booklist Editor's Choice Adult Books Selected
2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize — Longlisted
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction — Won

Biblio

References

  1. ^ Castillo, Amaris (August 11, 2023). "Claire Jiménez on the Interiority of Puerto Rican Motherhood. In Conversation with Amaris Castillo". Raising Mothers. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara. "Claire Jimenez's 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez' is our must-read new book of the week". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Meader, Laura. "Claire Jiménez '06 Wins 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction". news.colby.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Claire Jiménez's "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction". The Independent. April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Review: Novel 'Ruthy Ramirez' flips true crime on its head". AP News. March 6, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez". Kirkus Reviews. December 23, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "What happens when a 'Brown girl' goes missing?". Al Día News. August 21, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "2024 Clemson Literary Festival Authors". 2024 Clemson Literary Festival Authors. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Jiménez longlisted for PEN/Faulkner Award". www.unl.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Claire Jimenez - Department of English Language and Literature". sc.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
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