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.

Career

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 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 won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing[4] and the AKO 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]

Bibliography

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ 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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