Nancy Huang
{{short description|American poet}}
Nancy Huang is an American poet.
Biography
Huang was born in Ohio and raised in Michigan. She moved to China when she was in 4th grade. Huang stayed in China for three years and then moved back to the United States.{{Cite web|url=http://www.trackfourjournal.com/blog/dining-room-tables-an-interview-with-nancy-huang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605150336/http://www.trackfourjournal.com/blog/dining-room-tables-an-interview-with-nancy-huang|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 5, 2018|title=Dining Room Tables: An Interview with Nancy Huang|website=TRACK // FOUR|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}} She received her B.A. in journalism from the University of Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://studybreaks.com/students/nancy-j-huang/|title=Student Nancy J. Huang Explores Her Ancestry and Sexuality Through Poetry|date=2017-03-03|work=Study Breaks|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.smearmagazine.com/posts/2017/9/15/my-entire-life-condensed-into-four-sections|title=My Entire Life Condensed into Four Sections|work=SMEAR Magazine|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}
Huang's first book, Favorite Daughter, is divided into four segments that are roughly in regards to: immigration, Shanghai, America and assimilation. She worked on this project for two years before she entered it into the Write Bloody Poetry Book contest.{{Cite news|url=https://www.shanghailiterary.com/tslr-online/2018/3/12/a-hymn-to-shanghai|title=A Hymn to Shanghai|work=The Shanghai Literary Review|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.smearmagazine.com/posts/2017/9/15/my-entire-life-condensed-into-four-sections|title=My Entire Life Condensed into Four Sections|work=SMEAR Magazine|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}} The book won the 2016 Write Bloody Publishing Prize for poetry.{{Cite news|url=https://sundresspublications.wordpress.com/2018/06/26/the-wardrobes-best-dressed-favorite-daughter-by-nancy-huang-2/|title=The Wardrobe’s Best Dressed: Favorite Daughter by Nancy Huang|date=2018-06-26|work=The Sundress Blog|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pw.org/content/nancy_huang|title=Nancy Huang|work=Poets & Writers|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.autostraddle.com/poets-for-your-survival-pack-410195/2/|title=100 of My Favorite Poets For Your Survival Pack|date=2018-03-28|work=Autostraddle|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}
Awards
- 2015 YoungArts Finalist prize
- 2016 Write Bloody Poetry Book contest{{Cite web|url=http://wolfmanhomerepair.com/event/2018/2/23/nancy-huang-favorite-daughter-with-aurielle-marie|title=Nancy Huang, "Favorite Daughter," with Aurielle Marie|website=WOLFMAN BOOKS|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-14}}
- 2017 Andrew Julius Gutow Academy of American Poets Prize{{Cite web|url=https://www.poets.org/academy-american-poets/andrew-julius-gutow-undergraduate-prize-2017|title=Andrew Julius Gutow Undergraduate Prize, 2017|last=nparedes|date=2017-06-23|website=Andrew Julius Gutow Undergraduate Prize, 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}}
- James F. Parker Award in Poetry{{Cite web|url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/event/nancy-huang-arati-warrier-kiana-young-favorite-daughter|title=Nancy Huang with Arati Warrier & Kiana Young / Favorite Daughter|last=phamid|date=2018-02-14|website=Nancy Huang with Arati Warrier & Kiana Young / Favorite Daughter|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}}
- 2018 Tin House Fellow{{Cite news|url=https://tinhouse.com/2018-winter-scholars/|title=2018 Winter Scholars {{!}} Tin House|date=2018-04-02|work=Tin House|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en-US}}
- VONA Fellow{{Cite news|url=https://accountabilityatvona.com/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180509184714/https://accountabilityatvona.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-05-09|title=Accountability at VONA|date=2018-05-09|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-08-14}}
- Pink Door Fellow{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkdoorretreat.com/|title=Home|website=Pink Door Writing Retreat|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-14}}
- Finalist in the Regent's Outstanding Arts & Humanities Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.booksmith.com/event/booksmith-nancy-huang-favorite-daughter|title=BOOKSMITH: Nancy Huang / Favorite Daughter {{!}} The Booksmith|website=www.booksmith.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}}
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Category:21st-century American poets
Category:English-language poets