Kaitlyn Greenidge

American

2 shortlist appearances

Award History

Award	Year	Book	Status
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2022	Libertie	Shortlist
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence	2021	Libertie	Shortlist

Award-Winning Books

Shortlist
Libertie
Kaitlyn GreenidgeErnest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
Kaitlyn Greenidge

About Kaitlyn Greenidge

Kaitlyn Greenidge is an American writer born in Boston. She received a 2017 Whiting Award for Fiction for her debut novel We Love You, Charlie Freeman (2016), and published her second novel Libertie (2021), a historical novel. She holds degrees from Wesleyan University and Hunter College, and her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, and other outlets.