Carmen Maria Machado

Summary

Carmen Maria Machado is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Allentown^[2]. She was born on +1986-07-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a writer^[4], science fiction writer^[5], short story writer^[6], essayist^[7], and literary critic^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (465 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Carmen Maria Machado was born in Allentown^[2].
• Carmen Maria Machado was born on +1986-07-03T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Carmen Maria Machado held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Carmen Maria Machado's native language^[11].
• Carmen Maria Machado worked as a writer^[4].
• Carmen Maria Machado's professions included science fiction writer^[5].
• Carmen Maria Machado worked as a short story writer^[6].
• Carmen Maria Machado worked as an essayist^[7].
• Carmen Maria Machado worked as a literary critic^[8].
• Carmen Maria Machado's field of work was literary activity^[12].
• Carmen Maria Machado's field of work was belletristic literature^[13].
• Carmen Maria Machado's field of work was short story^[14].
• Carmen Maria Machado's field of work was essay^[15].
• Carmen Maria Machado's field of work was literary criticism^[16].
• Carmen Maria Machado was educated at American University^[17].
• Carmen Maria Machado's education included a stint at Parkland High School^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is Inventory^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is Eight Bites^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is The Resident^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is Difficult at Parties^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is Mothers^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Carmen Maria Machado is Real Women Have Bodies^[24].
• Carmen Maria Machado received the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction^[25].
• Carmen Maria Machado received the Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection^[26].
• Carmen Maria Machado received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[27].

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Origins and Family

Carmen Maria Machado was born in Allentown^[2]. She was born on +1986-07-03T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was her native language^[11].

Education

Educated at American University^[17], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1893^[30] and Parkland High School^[18], a high school^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1949^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], science fiction writer^[5], short story writer^[6], essayist^[7], and literary critic^[8]. Fields of work include literary activity^[12]; belletristic literature^[13], a literary genre^[34]; short story^[14], a literary genre^[35]; essay^[15], a literary genre^[36]; and literary criticism^[16], a literary genre^[37].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Inventory^[19]; Eight Bites^[20]; The Resident^[21], a literary work^[38], written by Carmen Maria Machado^[39]; Difficult at Parties^[22]; Mothers^[23]; and Real Women Have Bodies^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction^[25], a lesbian literary award^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1989^[42]; Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection^[26], a literary award^[43], in United States^[44]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[27], a fellowship grant^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1925^[47]; and John Leonard Prize^[48], a National Book Critics Circle Award^[49], founded in 2013^[50].

Why It Matters

Carmen Maria Machado ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (465 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Carmen Maria Machado born?

Carmen Maria Machado was born in Allentown^[2].

What did Carmen Maria Machado do for work?

Carmen Maria Machado worked as writer^[4], science fiction writer^[5], short story writer^[6], essayist^[7], and literary critic^[8].

Where did Carmen Maria Machado go to school?

Carmen Maria Machado was educated at American University^[17] and Parkland High School^[18].

What awards did Carmen Maria Machado receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction^[25], Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection^[26], Guggenheim Fellowship^[27], and John Leonard Prize^[48].