Fiction — Mitchell S. Jackson (Whiting Award 2016)Mitchell S. Jackson

Fiction — Mitchell S. Jackson (Whiting Award 2016)

Whiting Award · 2016 · Winner

Whiting FoundationApril 1, 2016Literary Fiction

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Whiting Award	2016	Winner	“Fiction — Mitchell S. Jackson”

About This Book

Mitchell S. Jackson is recognized for his debut novel The Residue Years, a portrait of a Black family in Portland navigating poverty, addiction, and aspiration. This record is a writer-level placeholder for his Whiting Award.

About the Author

Mitchell S. JacksonAmerican

Mitchell S. Jackson is an American writer born in Portland, Oregon, and raised by a single mother. He was arrested on drug charges in his youth, served time in prison where he discovered literature, and later earned an M.A. Read more →