Roxane Gay

AmericanLiterary FictionContemporary FictionMemoirBiographyb. 1974

Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, and cultural critic known for her insightful and intersectional work on feminism, race, and body image. She is the author of several acclaimed books, including the essay collection 'Bad Feminist' and the memoir 'Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body'. Her writing spans fiction, nonfiction, and comics, and she has served as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times.

Awards

['Guggenheim Fellowship (2018)', 'GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book (2018)', 'PEN Center USA Freedom to Write Award (2015)', 'National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community (2025)']

Notable Works

['Bad Feminist', 'Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body', 'An Untamed State', 'Difficult Women', 'Ayiti', 'World of Wakanda']

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