He teaches fiction writing full-time as an assistant professor of English and African studies at Pennsylvania State University. He recently joined the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers as a faculty member.

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10 emerging writers win Whiting Awards The awards, which come with a $50K purse, have helped launch the writing careers of many now well-known authors, including Colson Whitehead, Ocean Vuong, Alice McDermott and Jia Tolentino.

Congrats to all the winners I’m adding these to my TBR pile and I’m starting Weird Blacks Girls by #ElwinCotman tonight! #BookSky #WhitingAwards: www.npr.org/2025/04/09/n...

7 of the 10 Winners of This Prestigious Writing Award Are... We spoke with the queer winners of the 2018 Whiting Award...

7 out of 10 of this year's #WhitingAwards winners are queer! 🏳️‍🌈🌈 http://bit.ly/2GplkJ6