About
A Pulitzer Prize-nominated author, she became famous for her debut novel, Swamplandia! She was the 2013 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation's Genius Grant.
Before Fame
She earned an MFA from Columbia University after graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Spanish.
Trivia
She penned several short story collections, including Vampires in the Lemon Grove and St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves.
Family Life
She grew up in Miami, Florida and graduated in 1999 from Coral Gables Senior High School.
Associated With
She shared a 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction nomination with Louise Erdrich .
