Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson is an American teacher and author.
Biography[]
Johnson grew up in Reston, Virginia and attended the Young Writer's Workshop at the University of Virginia while she was still in high school. She graduated from James Madison University[1] with a Bachelor of Science in Fine Art and Education.[2] She went on to pursue a career teaching visual arts in public schools, mostly to elementary-aged students, in Harrisonburg City Schools, Arlington County Public Schools, Albemarle County Public Schools, and Charlottesville City Schools.[3]
Johnson attended a number of workshops and residences, including: Provincetown Fine Arts Workcenter, Tin House Summer Workshops, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Hedgebrook. Johnson's short story, Control Negro, was anthologized in Best American Short Stories 2018, guest edited by Roxane Gay, who tweeted that is was "one hell of a story.[4]" In 2021, Henry Holt published Johnson's debut collection, My Monticello, five short stories and a novella, all set in Virginia, which received positive reviews from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and NPR, among other publications. My Monticello has been recognized as a finalist for the Kirkus Prize,[5] National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize,[6] and LA Times Art Seidenbaum Prize[7]. My Monticello has also been long-listed for the PEN/Faulkner fiction award[8] and the Story Prize.[9] Johnson's work is mostly set in and around Charlottesville, Virginia, and it explores themes such as racial and environmental anxieties, troubled histories, and complicated notions of home. .[10][11]
Her debut book My Monticello is being adapted for a Netflix film.[12][13]
Bibliography[]
- My Monticello (Henry Holt and Co, 2021)[14]
References[]
- ^ "Warm up with these JMU reads". www.jmu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Jocelyn Nicole Johnson LinkedIn".[unreliable source?]
- ^ Fitzgerald, Isaac (2021-09-28). "It's Never Too Late to Publish a Debut Book and Score a Netflix Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Writing past wrongs: Author Jocelyn Johnson looks for new American truths". C-VILLE Weekly. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Finalists for 2021 Kirkus Prize Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Fhernandez. "L.A Times Book Prizes 2022". Festival of Books. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "My Monticello | The PEN/Faulkner Foundation". www.penfaulkner.org. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/thestoryprize/status/1496854575806046209. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Fitzgerald, Isaac (September 28, 2021). "It's Never Too Late to Publish a Debut Book and Score a Netflix Deal". The New York Times.
- ^ "How Charlottesville inspired short stories on race, terror and survival". Los Angeles Times. October 5, 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Angelique (September 23, 2021). "Chernin Entertainment to Adapt Jocelyn Nicole Johnson's Novella 'My Monticello' for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Murray, Dominga. "Charlottesville author's book featured by Netflix". nbc29.com.
- ^ Davis, Bridgett M. (October 4, 2021). "Jocelyn Nicole Johnson Makes Virginia's Past Present in 'My Monticello.'". The New York Times.
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