Mitchell S. Jackson Explained

Mitchell S. Jackson
Birth Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality:American
Education:Portland State University (MA)
New York University (MFA)

Mitchell S. Jackson is an American writer. He is the author of the 2013 novel The Residue Years, as well as Oversoul (2012), an ebook collection of essays and short stories.[1] Jackson is a Whiting Award recipient[2] and a former winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.[3] In 2021, while an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Chicago, he won the Pulitzer Prize[4] and the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for his profile of Ahmaud Arbery for Runner's World.[5], Jackson is the John O. Whiteman Dean's Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at Arizona State University.[6]

He has also been the recipient of fellowships from TED[7] and the Lannan Foundation.[8] Jackson is also a public speaker and documentarian.[1]

Biography

Jackson was born in Portland, Oregon.[1] He was raised by a single mother.[9] In his youth, he was arrested on drug charges and sent to prison,[10] where he took an interest in literature and began experimenting with autobiographical writing.[9]

Following his release in the summer of 1998,[10] Jackson received a Master of Arts in writing from Portland State University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.[1]

Jackson is a father of two.[11]

Career

In 2012, Jackson published Oversoul: Stories & Essays, an ebook compilation of short fiction and non-fiction.[1] His debut novel, The Residue Years, was released in the summer of 2013 and was praised by publications such as The New York Times,[12] The Paris Review,[13] and The Sydney Morning Herald.[14] Jackson is a Whiting Award recipient.[2] The Residue Years also won The Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence[3] and was short-listed for the Center For Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First novel prize,[15] the PEN/ Hemingway award for first fiction,[16] The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for best fiction by a writer of African descent;[17] it was short-listed for the William Saroyan International Prize for writing,[18] and named an "Honor Book" by the BCALA.[19] He has been the recipient of fellowships from TED,[7] the Lannan Foundation,[8] The Center For Fiction,[20] and The Bread Loaf Writer's Conference.[21]

Jackson is the co-director, writer, and producer of The Residue Years: A Documentary (2013), a documentary film exploring the autobiographical elements of his novel of the same name.[22] It was an Official Selection of the Portland Film Festival.[23] It premiered on the Web at the Literary Hub website.[22]

Jackson's short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have been published in Vice, Esquire, Gigantic Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, The Frozen Moment: Contemporary Writers on the Choices That Change Our Lives, and New York Tyrant, among other publications. He was the first Black columnist for Esquire.[24]

Jackson is a former TED speaker.[7] He has also read and/or and lectured at institutions including Brown University,[25] Middlebury College,[26] and UMASS;[27] at events including The Brooklyn Book Festival,[28] and the Sydney Writers' Festival;[29] at various adult prisons and youth facilities;[1] and for organizations including The Pathfinders of Oregon,[30] The PEN/Faulkner Foundation,[31] and The Volunteers of America. He has served on the faculty of New York University,[32] Columbia University,[33] and the University of Chicago.[34] He is currently on the faculty at Arizona State University.[6]

Jackson published Survival Math: Notes on an All American Family in 2019.[35] It was selected for Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019,[36] NPR's Books We Love 2019,[37] and Buzzfeed's Best Books of 2019.[38]

Works

Books

Fiction

Collections

Short fiction and poetry

Nonfiction

Film

Honors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio: Mitchell S Jackson. Mitchell S Jackson. August 15, 2016.
  2. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson: 2016 Winner in Fiction. 2016. Whiting Awards. August 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson accepts Ernest J. Gaines Award for his debut, 'The Residue Years'. Brasted. Chelsea. January 23, 2015. The Times-Picayune. August 15, 2016.
  4. Web site: UChicago scholar Mitchell S. Jackson wins Pulitzer Prize for essay on Ahmaud Arbery. 2021-07-15. University of Chicago News. en.
  5. Web site: Jackson. Mitchell S.. 2020-06-18. Ahmaud Arbery Went Out for a Jog and Was Gunned Down in the Street. 2021-07-15. Runner's World. en-US.
  6. Web site: Pulitzer Prize winner Mitchell S. Jackson and Whiting Award winner Safiya Sinclair join ASU's Department of English. 2022-05-29. ASU News. en.
  7. Web site: Meet the 2016 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows. December 8, 2015. TED Blog. TED. August 15, 2016.
  8. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson. Lannan Foundation. August 15, 2016.
  9. Web site: Conversations With Literary Ex-Cons #7: Mitchell S. Jackson. Thomas. Cullen. March 31, 2014. The Rumpus. August 15, 2016.
  10. Web site: Re-Vision: Mitchell S. Jackson on why fiction matters. Jackson. Mitchell S.. The Center for Fiction. September 19, 2021.
  11. Web site: Mitchell Jackson Has an Excellent Jump Shot . Small. Tim. August 28, 2012. Vice. August 15, 2016.
  12. Web site: Nickel and Dimed: Mitchell S. Jackson's 'Residue Years'. Gay. Roxane. August 16, 2013. The New York Times. August 15, 2016.
  13. Web site: Visible Man: An Interview with Mitchell S. Jackson. Small. Tim. January 30, 2014. The Paris Review. August 15, 2016.
  14. Web site: Pick of the Week: The Residue Years. Woodhead. Cameron. November 15, 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. August 15, 2016.
  15. Web site: Flaherty-Dunnan 2013 Short List. 2013. The Center for Fiction. August 15, 2016.
  16. Web site: Pen-Hemingway Award Honorees. 2016. Squarespace. August 15, 2016.
  17. News: Hurston/Wright Foundation awards NoViolet Bulawayo for her debut novel, 'We Need New Names'. Brown. DeNeen L.. October 25, 2014. The Washington Post. August 16, 2016.
  18. Web site: Press release: William Saroyan International Prize for Writing 2014 Shortlist. Lee. Sonia. May 2014. Stanford University. August 16, 2016.
  19. Web site: BCALA announces winners of 2014 Literary Awards. Washington. Michelle Harrell. February 7, 2014. American Library Association. August 16, 2016.
  20. Web site: The 2011 Center for Fiction Emerging Writers Fellows. May 10, 2012. Center for Fiction. August 16, 2016.
  21. Web site: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference 2015 Fellow and Scholar Bios. 2015. Middlebury College. August 16, 2016.
  22. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson's The Residue Years, Part One. April 19, 2016. Literary Hub. August 16, 2016.
  23. Web site: Portland Film Festival: What's so Portland about this fledgling fest?. Jacobson. Rebecca. August 19, 2014. Willamette Week. August 16, 2016.
  24. Web site: ASU Faculty Spotlight: Mitchell Jackson. May 29, 2022.
  25. Web site: Reading by Mitchell S. Jackson: Literary Arts Program. Brown University. August 17, 2016.
  26. Web site: Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Public Events Schedule. August 10, 2016. Middlebury College. August 17, 2016.
  27. Web site: Novelist Mitchell S. Jackson to Kick Off 51st Season of Visiting Writers Series at UMass Amherst M.F.A. Program. Blixt. Wesley. September 10, 2014. UMass Amherst. August 17, 2016.
  28. Web site: Brooklyn Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters. The Center for Fiction. August 17, 2016.
  29. Web site: Omar Musa and Mitchell S. Jackson: The Wild Side. Sydney Writers' Festival. August 17, 2016.
  30. Web site: The Residue Years: The Documentary Speakers Panel & Film Screening. Pathfinders of Oregon. August 17, 2016.
  31. Web site: Feel Your Pain: An Evening with Mitchell S. Jackson and Leslie Jamison. PEN/Faulkner Foundation. August 17, 2016.
  32. Web site: Faculty, Liberal Studies. New York University. August 17, 2016.
  33. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson. Columbia University School of the Arts. August 17, 2016.
  34. Web site: About. 2020-09-28. Mitchell S. Jackson. en-US.
  35. Web site: Mitchell S. Jackson finds another Portland. Fredericksen. Devon. September 14, 2015. High Country News. August 17, 2016.
  36. The 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 . TIME . TIME USA, LLC . 26 February 2022 .
  37. Web site: NPR Books We Love . NPR . 26 February 2022 .
  38. Web site: Rebolini . Arianna . Obaro . Tomi . These Are The Best Books Of 2019 . BuzzFeed News . December 13, 2019 . BuzzFeed . 26 February 2022 .
  39. Web site: Twelve Minutes and a Life. en. 2022-05-29. Runner's World. June 18, 2020 .
  40. News: He Was My Role Model My Mentor My Supplier. The New York Times . December 20, 2023 . en. 2023-12-20 . Jackson . Mitchell S. .
  41. News: Baker . Jeff . March 11, 2015 . Mitchell S. Jackson brings his story home at Everybody Reads event . The Oregonian . March 28, 2024 .
  42. Web site: Whiting Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Awards for Writing . John . Williams . . March 23, 2016 . December 21, 2023 . December 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221135758/https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/23/whiting-foundation-announces-winners-of-2016-writing-awards/ . live.
  43. Web site: The American Society of Magazine Editors Announces Winners for 2021 National Magazine Awards. 2022-05-30. ASME. en.
  44. Web site: The 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Writing. 2022-05-30. The Pulitzer Prizes. en.

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