Evette Dionne | |
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| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Subject | African-American history, feminism, pop culture |
| Notable works | Lifting As We Climb (2020) |
| Website | |
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evettedionne | |
Evette Dionne is an American culture writer. Her young adult debut Lifting As We Climb ( Viking) was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Dionne was editor-in-chief of Bitch from 2018 until 2021. [1] [2]
Early life and education
Dionne was raised in New York. [3] She initially matriculated at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and later transferred to the HBCU Bennett College, where she received her bachelor's degree in 2012. [3] She later received her master’s degree in media management and women, gender, and sexuality studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. [4]
Career
Dionne is a culture writer whose work centers Black feminism and current events. [5] [6] She has published her writing in Teen Vogue, the New York Times, and Harper's Bazaar among others. [4] Dionne was previously a senior news editor at The Revelist [7] and Clutch Magazine. She was named editor-in-chief of Bitch in 2018 and held the position until September 2021. [5] Issue #92 was the final issue of Bitch she produced during her tenure. [8]
Her commentary has been cited in several outlets on topics such as Toni Morrison, [9] Kobe Bryant's legacy, [10] and gynecological health. [1] [11] [12] She is a contributing writer to the books Burn It Down (2019) and Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing From Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others On Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism (2018). [13] [14] Dionne's tweets have been cited by AJC [15] and NBCNews.com. [16]
In 2021, Dionne was recruited to Netflix to develop editorial strategy and manage a team of staffers for a new initiative, Tudum. [17] Seven months later, she and her team were among the 150 laid off. [17]
Books
Dionne published her first book, Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too: Living Hopefully On the Other Side of Skinny, in 2019 under Seal Press.
Her first middle grade book, Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, was published by Viking Books and released on April 21, 2020. [2] Dionne was inspired to write the book in 2016 when she noticed women visiting to the graves of various white female suffragettes like Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the lead-up to the presidential election. [18] She wanted to highlight the contributions of Black women in earning the right to vote. It was written for a middle grade audience. The book received positive critical reception. In a starred review for the School Library Journal, Susan Catlett called it a "must-purchase." [19] Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as "a lively and critical addition as the United States commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage." [20]
Dionne's memoir, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul was released by Ecco Press in December, 2022. [21]
Works
- Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too (2019, Seal Press; ISBN 9781580059268)
- Lifting As We Climb (2020, Viking; ISBN 978-0-451-48154-2)
Awards
For Lifting As We Climb:
- 2020 – National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Longlist [22]
- 2021 – Orbis Pictus Award, Honor [23]
- 2021 – ALA, Coretta Scott King Book Award, Honor [24]
References
- ^ a b Lee, Dr Danielle N. (2016-07-22). "Will Black People Ever Trust Clinical Trials?". EBONY. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Lifting as We Climb by Evette Dionne". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b Mathewson, Eryn (28 September 2018). "How Students at Black Colleges Are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus". Truthout. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b Barsukova, Ira (2017-06-24). "Why Does Feminism Need 'Bitches' Like Evette Dionne". Yonah Channel. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^
a
b Ryan, Ella Cerón, Lisa (2018-12-19).
"7 Women on What A League of Their Own Meant to Them". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Groth, Leah (2018-11-14). "This Viral Twitter Rant Reveals Why Women Shouldn't Blindly Trust Their Doctors". Prevention. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Reporters on race". www.cbsnews.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Dionne, Evette [@freeblackgirl] (2021-09-07). "One last time. One last issue. It is a beauty with work from @annfosterwriter, @SultanReina, @ShaileeKoranne, @aliciakennedy, @sesmith, @abaki_b, @NicoleFroio, @cohaug, @book_nerd212, and more. I'm no longer a magazine editor, but I'm grateful to have done it. Onward! 💜" ( Tweet). Retrieved 2021-09-10 – via Twitter.
- ^ Drell, Cady (2019-08-06). "The Literary Community Reacts to Toni Morrison's Death". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Wise, Justin (2020-02-08). "Kobe Bryant's complicated legacy sparks tough conversations". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "The Complicated Part of Kobe Bryant's History". NowThis News. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Haines, Errin (2020-07-06). "Black female voters say they want what they're owed: power". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Dancyger, Lilly (8 October 2019). Burn It Down. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-58005-893-3.
- ^ Eric-Udorie, June (2018-09-25). Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-525-50435-1.
- ^ Pirani, Fiza. "Atlanta-filmed 'Black Panther' takes home 3 Academy Awards #Oscars2019". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "A professor labeled Bret Stephens a 'bedbug.' Here's what the NYT columnist did next". NBC News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b Lee, Wendy (2022-05-24). "After layoffs at Netflix, questions mount over diversity efforts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Terrell, Kellee (2020-04-21). "Evette Dionne's New Book Explores the Little Known History of Black Suffragettes". Shondaland. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Evette, Dionne. "Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ LIFTING AS WE CLIMB | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Hartman, Elizabeth. "U.S. Book Show 2022: PW Editors' Picks Panels". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People's Literature". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "Orbis Pictus Award (Nonfiction for Children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards". ALA. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
External links
- Official website Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American people
- American women editors
- American editors
- African-American feminists
- American feminists
- Writers from New York (state)
- Bennett College alumni
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni
Evette Dionne | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Subject | African-American history, feminism, pop culture |
| Notable works | Lifting As We Climb (2020) |
| Website | |
|
evettedionne | |
Evette Dionne is an American culture writer. Her young adult debut Lifting As We Climb ( Viking) was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Dionne was editor-in-chief of Bitch from 2018 until 2021. [1] [2]
Early life and education
Dionne was raised in New York. [3] She initially matriculated at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and later transferred to the HBCU Bennett College, where she received her bachelor's degree in 2012. [3] She later received her master’s degree in media management and women, gender, and sexuality studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. [4]
Career
Dionne is a culture writer whose work centers Black feminism and current events. [5] [6] She has published her writing in Teen Vogue, the New York Times, and Harper's Bazaar among others. [4] Dionne was previously a senior news editor at The Revelist [7] and Clutch Magazine. She was named editor-in-chief of Bitch in 2018 and held the position until September 2021. [5] Issue #92 was the final issue of Bitch she produced during her tenure. [8]
Her commentary has been cited in several outlets on topics such as Toni Morrison, [9] Kobe Bryant's legacy, [10] and gynecological health. [1] [11] [12] She is a contributing writer to the books Burn It Down (2019) and Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing From Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others On Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism (2018). [13] [14] Dionne's tweets have been cited by AJC [15] and NBCNews.com. [16]
In 2021, Dionne was recruited to Netflix to develop editorial strategy and manage a team of staffers for a new initiative, Tudum. [17] Seven months later, she and her team were among the 150 laid off. [17]
Books
Dionne published her first book, Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too: Living Hopefully On the Other Side of Skinny, in 2019 under Seal Press.
Her first middle grade book, Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, was published by Viking Books and released on April 21, 2020. [2] Dionne was inspired to write the book in 2016 when she noticed women visiting to the graves of various white female suffragettes like Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the lead-up to the presidential election. [18] She wanted to highlight the contributions of Black women in earning the right to vote. It was written for a middle grade audience. The book received positive critical reception. In a starred review for the School Library Journal, Susan Catlett called it a "must-purchase." [19] Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as "a lively and critical addition as the United States commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage." [20]
Dionne's memoir, Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul was released by Ecco Press in December, 2022. [21]
Works
- Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too (2019, Seal Press; ISBN 9781580059268)
- Lifting As We Climb (2020, Viking; ISBN 978-0-451-48154-2)
Awards
For Lifting As We Climb:
- 2020 – National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Longlist [22]
- 2021 – Orbis Pictus Award, Honor [23]
- 2021 – ALA, Coretta Scott King Book Award, Honor [24]
References
- ^ a b Lee, Dr Danielle N. (2016-07-22). "Will Black People Ever Trust Clinical Trials?". EBONY. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Lifting as We Climb by Evette Dionne". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b Mathewson, Eryn (28 September 2018). "How Students at Black Colleges Are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus". Truthout. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b Barsukova, Ira (2017-06-24). "Why Does Feminism Need 'Bitches' Like Evette Dionne". Yonah Channel. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^
a
b Ryan, Ella Cerón, Lisa (2018-12-19).
"7 Women on What A League of Their Own Meant to Them". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ Groth, Leah (2018-11-14). "This Viral Twitter Rant Reveals Why Women Shouldn't Blindly Trust Their Doctors". Prevention. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Reporters on race". www.cbsnews.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Dionne, Evette [@freeblackgirl] (2021-09-07). "One last time. One last issue. It is a beauty with work from @annfosterwriter, @SultanReina, @ShaileeKoranne, @aliciakennedy, @sesmith, @abaki_b, @NicoleFroio, @cohaug, @book_nerd212, and more. I'm no longer a magazine editor, but I'm grateful to have done it. Onward! 💜" ( Tweet). Retrieved 2021-09-10 – via Twitter.
- ^ Drell, Cady (2019-08-06). "The Literary Community Reacts to Toni Morrison's Death". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Wise, Justin (2020-02-08). "Kobe Bryant's complicated legacy sparks tough conversations". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "The Complicated Part of Kobe Bryant's History". NowThis News. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Haines, Errin (2020-07-06). "Black female voters say they want what they're owed: power". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Dancyger, Lilly (8 October 2019). Burn It Down. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-58005-893-3.
- ^ Eric-Udorie, June (2018-09-25). Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-525-50435-1.
- ^ Pirani, Fiza. "Atlanta-filmed 'Black Panther' takes home 3 Academy Awards #Oscars2019". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "A professor labeled Bret Stephens a 'bedbug.' Here's what the NYT columnist did next". NBC News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b Lee, Wendy (2022-05-24). "After layoffs at Netflix, questions mount over diversity efforts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Terrell, Kellee (2020-04-21). "Evette Dionne's New Book Explores the Little Known History of Black Suffragettes". Shondaland. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Evette, Dionne. "Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ LIFTING AS WE CLIMB | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Hartman, Elizabeth. "U.S. Book Show 2022: PW Editors' Picks Panels". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People's Literature". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "Orbis Pictus Award (Nonfiction for Children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards". ALA. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
External links
- Official website Archived 2020-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American people
- American women editors
- American editors
- African-American feminists
- American feminists
- Writers from New York (state)
- Bennett College alumni
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni