Edwidge Danticat awarded "Genius Grant."
Member Awarded MacArthur Foundation's "Genius Grant"
Will use award to shine a light on native Haiti
Edwidge Danticat, a novelist and short story writer, who has used her talent to make the world aware of the struggles facing her native Haiti and its citizens, was awarded a "genius grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She joins 23 others, including artists, scientists and journalists, in being presented the award, which comes with a $500,000 grant over the next five years. The Foundation allows the recipients to do whatever they wish with the grant.
I need one of these awards to have my name on it. 