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Venise T. Berry | |
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| Born |
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
University of Iowa (
BA,
MA) University of Texas at Austin ( PhD) |
| Employer | University of Iowa |
| Notable work | So Good |
| Relatives | S. Torriano Berry (brother) |
| Website |
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Venise T. Berry is an American novelist known for her novels about contemporary African-American relationships. With her brother S. Torriano Berry, she has also written several books on African-American cinema.
Background
Venise Torriana Berry is the oldest of three children born to Virgil and Jean Berry. She received a BA in Journalism and an MA in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa. From the University of Texas at Austin, she received a Ph.D. in Radio, TV and Film. [1]
Career
An Associate Professor of Journalism and African American Studies at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Berry is the author of three national bestselling novels: So Good (1996), All of Me (2000) and Colored Sugar Water (2002). She is co-author with S. Torriano Berry of The 50 Most Influential Black Films (Citadel, 2001) and The Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema (Scarecrow Press, 2007). [1] [2]
Awards and recognition
- 2001: Honor Book Award, Black Caucus of the American Library Association for All of Me [1]
- 2001: Iowa Author Award, Public Library Foundation, Des Moines, Iowa [1]
- 2003: Creative Contribution to Literature Award, Zora Neale Hurston Society [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Biography - Venise Berry". VeniseBerry.com. Coralville, Iowa: BerryBooks. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Journalism professor to discuss experiences as a black woman at UI". The University of Iowa News Services. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa. 1998-02-17. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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| National | |
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- African-American novelists
- 20th-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- American chick lit writers
- Writers from Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Iowa alumni
- Moody College of Communication alumni
- 21st-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century African-American women writers
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers