P. Djèlí Clark
P. Djèlí Clark | |
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| Born | Dexter Gabriel 1971 (age 53–54) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Phenderson Djèlí Clark |
| Occupation | Writer, historian |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Texas State University (BA, MA) Stony Brook University (Ph.D) |
| Period | 2011–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, science fiction |
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| Academic background | |
| Thesis | A West Indian Jubilee in America: British Emancipation and the American Abolition Movement (2016) |
| Doctoral advisor | April Masten |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African American History |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut |
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Dexter Gabriel (born 1971), better known by his pen name Phenderson Djèlí Clark, is an American speculative fiction writer and historian, who is an assistant professor in the department of history at the University of Connecticut. He uses a pen name to differentiate his literary work from his academic work, and has also published under the name A. Phenderson Clark. This pen name, "Djèlí", makes reference to the griots – traditional Western African storytellers, historians and poets.
In 2022, his fantasy novel A Master of Djinn won the Nebula and Locus Awards. He has also won awards for his short fiction, including the Nebula, Locus and British Fantasy Awards for the novella Ring Shout in 2021.