Zeyn Joukhadar
Zeyn Joukhadar | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | University of Connecticut (BS) Brown University (PhD) |
| Notable awards | Stonewall Book Award (2021) Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature (2021) |
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Zeyn Joukhadar is a Syrian American writer. Joukhadar is the recipient of the 2021 Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction for The Thirty Names of Night.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Zeyn Joukhadar is nonbinary and uses he/him and they/them pronouns.[4][5] Joukhadar is originally from New York City.[6] Joukhadar holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in pathobiology from Brown University.[7] Prior to pursuing writing full time, he worked as a biomedical research scientist.[6] His first novel, The Map of Salt and Stars, was published in 2018.[8]
Published works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2018). The Map of Salt and Stars: A Novel. Atria Books. ISBN 978-1501169038.
- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2020). The Thirty Names of Night: A Novel. Atria Books. ISBN 978-1982121495.
Anthology (Fiction)
[edit]- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2021). "The Voyeurs". In Kwon, R.O.; Greenwell, Garth (eds.). Kink: Stories. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1982110215.
- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2023). "Tiresias". In Northington, Jenn; Williams, S. Zainab (eds.). Fit For the Gods. Vintage. ISBN 9780593469248.
Anthology (Non-Fiction)
[edit]- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2022). "Catching the Light: Reclaiming Opera as a Trans Arab". In Jahshan, Elias (ed.). This Arab Is Queer. Saqi Books. ISBN 978-0863564789.
- Joukhadar, Zeyn (2023). "On Queerness". In Anappara, Deepa; Soomro, Taymour (eds.). Letters to a Writer of Colour. Vintage. ISBN 978-1529115840.
Honors and awards
[edit]Won
[edit]The Map of Salt and Stars
[edit]- 2018 Middle East Book Award - Youth Literature Award[9]
The Thirty Names of Night
[edit]- 2021 Stonewall Book Awards - Barbara Gittings Literature Award[10]
- 2021 Lambda Literary Award - Transgender Fiction[11]
Nominated
[edit]The Map of Salt and Stars
[edit]- 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards finalist - Historical Fiction[12]
- 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist - Debut Author
- 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize shortlist - Best Published Novel[13]
Short stories and essays
[edit]- 2015 Pushcart Prize - "We Will Tell Our Children," first published in Gulf Stream Magazine
- 2020 Pushcart Prize - "Incantations for Unsung Boys," first published in the Columbia Journal
References
[edit]- ^ Chapman, Monica (February 2, 2021). "2021 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced". American Library Association.
- ^ Henderson, Jane (June 1, 2021). "Lambda Literary Awards announce winners". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Memmott, Carol (November 23, 2020). "Review: Zeyn Joukhadar's 'The Thirty Names of Night' is a poetic portrait of a trans man's search for a rare bird — and his own identity". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Ten Questions for Zeyn Joukhadar". Poets & Writers. November 24, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Joukhadar, Zeyn". LC Linked Data Service. Library of Congress. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ a b "Meet the Author: Zeyn Joukhadar". Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Sutherland, Amy (September 25, 2018). "[Zeyn] Joukhadar '08 (CLAS)". UConn Magazine. Archived from the original on February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Joinson, Suzanne (June 19, 2018). "In a Novel, Mystical Maps and Intertwined Journeys in Syria". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Youth Literature Honorees | Middle East Book Award". Middle East Outreach Council. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Stonewall Book Awards List | Rainbow Roundtable". www.ala.org. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "2021 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Zeyn Joukhadar". Simon & Schuster. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ "Shortlist Revealed - 2019 Best Published Novel". Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
