Aaliyah Bilal is an American writer whose debut collection of short stories, Temple Folk, became a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction.[1] Temple Folk tells of the lives of Black Muslims living in America in the 1970s, including their participation and interaction with The Nation of Islam.

Biography

Bilal grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. to a middle class Sunni Muslim family.[2] She attended Oberlin College where she earned degrees in African American studies and Spanish, and the University of London where she earned a master's degree.[3] Bilal has cited Toni Morrison, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Edward P. Jones as literary influences. Her previous writing has also appeared in The Chicago Quarterly Review and The Rumpus.[4][5]

Bibliography

  • Temple Folk, Simon and Schuster, 2023. ISBN 9781982191818.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "National Book Awards 2023". National Book Foundation.
  2. ↑ Harris, Elizabeth A. (12 October 2023). "She Didn't Even Have an Agent. Her Debut Is a National Book Award Finalist". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Aaliyah Bilal '04 Named National Book Award Finalist". Oberlin College and Conservatory. 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Woman In Niqab By Aaliyah Bilal - The Rumpus.net". therumpus.net.
  5. ↑ "Aaliyah Bilal". Aaliyah Bilal.
  6. ↑ "Temple Folk". Simon and Schuster. 4 July 2023.


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