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13-445: The Awards follow a school-year calendar. Taking the 2011–2012 cycle for illustration: books published June 2011 to May 2012 were eligible; submissions from publishers were accepted until May 15; the awards and honors were announced during June (when U.S. school years end), only one to twelve months after the eligible books were released. From 1967 to 1975 there were only two award categories, fiction and picture book. The Nonfiction award

26-652: A memoir, named one of NPR 's Best Books of 2014, entitled How I Discovered Poetry . Nelson was born on April 26, 1946, in Cleveland , Ohio , to Melvin M. Nelson, a Tuskegee Airman and a U.S. serviceman in the Air Force , and Johnnie Mitchell Nelson, a teacher and pianist. She grew up on military bases and moved all across the United States throughout her childhood. She began writing while in elementary school, yet discovered her love for poetry while attending

39-511: A segregated middle school in Texas . Here, she was introduced to the work of African-American poets. Nelson earned a B.A. degree from the University of California-Davis , an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1979. In 1978, Nelson became a professor of English at the University of Connecticut and published her first book,

52-446: A total sum of almost $ 400 million since its inception. Each year, the foundation receives a high number of applications; since its formation it has seen anywhere between 500 and 4,000 applications. Out of these, approximately 175 Fellowships are awarded. The size of each grant varies and the amount and duration of the grant is adjusted based on the individual needs of the recipients, taking into consideration their other resources and

65-697: Is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut , and the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut . She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize , the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature , and the Frost Medal . From 1978 to 1994, she published under the name Marilyn Nelson Waniek . She is the author or translator of more than twenty books and five chapbooks of poetry for adults and children. While most of her work deals with historical subjects, in 2014 she published

78-517: Is also known for incorporating the African-American oral tradition into her work. Her poetry collections include The Homeplace (Louisiana State University Press), which won the 1992 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award ; and The Fields Of Praise: New And Selected Poems (Louisiana State University Press), which won the Poets' Prize in 1999 and

91-802: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation , endowed by the late Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated distinguished accomplishment in the past and potential for future achievement. The recipients exhibit outstanding aptitude for prolific scholarship or exceptional talent in the arts. The foundation holds two separate competitions each year: The performing arts are excluded from these fellowships, but composers, film directors, and choreographers are still eligible to apply. While students are not qualified to apply, advanced professionals in mid-career, such as published authors, are encouraged to do so. Upon receipt of

104-495: The grant, Fellows are free to use the funds however they deem fit. The goal of the grant is to provide recipients with dedicated time and freedom to pursue their projects or artistic endeavours, while being relieved of their regular duties. Applicants are required to submit references as well as a CV and portfolio . As of 2023, the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has funded over 18,000 Fellows with

117-664: The poetry collection For the Body . From 2001 to 2006, she served as poet laureate of the State of Connecticut. During this time, she also founded the Soul Mountain Retreat . She retired professor emeritus from the University of Connecticut in 2002 yet continued to actively write. Nelson's poetry has a dominant family aspect, recovery for African-American history as well as the search for sacred in everyday life. She

130-452: The publishers were permitted to submit only a limited number of candidates. Author Virginia Hamilton and illustrator Ed Young have both won three Awards, both in two categories. Mitsumasa Anno , Avi , Jean Fritz , Cynthia Rylant , Allen Say and Vera B. Williams have all won two Awards. Marilyn Nelson Marilyn Nelson (born April 26, 1946) is an American poet, translator, biographer, and children's book author. She

143-588: Was a finalist for the 1997 National Book Award. Her honors include two NEA creative writing fellowships, the 1990 Connecticut Arts Award, a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship, and a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship . In 2011, she spent a semester as a Brown Foundation Fellow at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee . In 2012, the Poetry Society of America awarded her the Frost Medal . In 2013, Nelson

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156-471: Was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets . Sarah Rebecca Warren. "Telling It Slant: A Conversation with Marilyn Nelson". World Literature Today , vol. 92, no. 2, 2018, pp. 57–59. JSTOR , https://doi.org/10.7588/worllitetoda.92.2.0057. Retrieved 10 October 2023. Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925  ( 1925 ) by

169-478: Was introduced in 1976 and the fiction category was revised to "Fiction and Poems" in 2001, when that award recognized Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson . There have been five "Special Citations": fourth awards conferred in five different years from 1977 to 1999. Generally the books under consideration have been submitted by their publishers but the panel of judges may honor any eligible book. Before 2011–2012

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