Daphne Palasi Andreades

Daphne Palasi Andreades is an American writer, whose debut novel Brown Girls was published in 2022.[1]

Early

Born and raised in Queens, New York, she is a graduate of the MFA creative writing program at Columbia University, where her mentors were Paul Beatty and Elissa Schappell.

Writing

Brown Girls, a novel about a group of multicultural young girls growing up in immigrant families in New York City, was published January 4th, 2022 by Random House.[2] International editions were published in the UK and Commonwealth, France, and Germany.

The novel was a finalist for the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize[3], the 2022 New American Voices Award, and the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction in 2023.[4] It was a semifinalist for the 2022 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award.

Awards

Brown Girls was named a New York Times Editors' Choice and an Indie Next Pick by booksellers across the U.S. It was also named one of the Best Books of the Year by Popsugar and Kirkus.

Year Title Award Result Ref
2022 Brown Girls Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Shortlisted [3]
New American Voices Award Shortlisted [5]
VCU Cabell First Novelist Award Longlisted [6]
2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Shortlisted [7]

Bibliography

  • —— (2022). Brown Girls (1st paperback ed.). Random House. ISBN 9780593243442.

References

  1. ^ Sana Goyal, "Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades review – raised by Queens". The Guardian, February 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Sunny Hostin, "A Debut Novel About Friendship, Family and Other Ties That Bind". The New York Times, January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Segal, Corinne (September 29, 2022). "Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2022 First Novel Prize". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Deborah Dundas, "5 Canadians nominated for first Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for women and non-binary writers, worth $150,000 (U.S.)". Toronto Star, March 8. 2023.
  5. ^ "New American Voices Award | Des Moines Public Library". www.dmpl.org. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 News | Cabell longlist 2022 | VCU Libraries". www.library.vcu.edu. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Shohfi, Jessie. "Daphne Palasi Andreades '19 Shortlisted for the Inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction".
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