Meron Hadero

Meron Hadero
BornAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
OccupationShort story writer
NationalityEthiopian American
Alma materPrinceton University
University of Michigan (MFA)
Yale Law School (JD)
Period?–present
GenreLiterary fiction
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

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 Street Sweep", included, won the Caine Prize for African Writing.[5] It was also a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in 2023.

In addition to writing, Meron served as a research analyst for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]

Awards and honors

Awards for Hadero's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2020 A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times α Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing Winner [4]
2021 "The Street Sweep" Caine Prize for African Writing Winner [6]
2023 A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner [7][8]
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize Finalist [9]

Award notes

α Formerly called Preludes at the time given[10][11]

Bibliography

Collections

  • A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022). Restless Books. ISBN 9781838858926.

References

  1. ^ "Meron Hadero". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Biography of Meron Hadero". gradesaver.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 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. July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Umezurike, Uchechukwu (July 21, 2021). "[REVIEW]: Meron Hadero's Sense of Hope". Olongo Africa. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "AKO Caine Prize: Meron Hadero named first Ethiopian winner". BBC News. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "2023 Legacy Award Winners". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "By Hands Now Known wins The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project. October 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Finalists". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Ogbonnaya, Chibuike (November 18, 2021). "Meron Hadero Set To Release a Collection of Short Story". Afreecan Read. Retrieved December 25, 2024.