Hillary Jordan

Hillary Jordan
Jordan at the 2011 Texas Book Festival
Occupation
  • Author
  • screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationWellesley College (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Notable awardsBellwether Prize (2006)
Alex Award (2009)
Website
www.hillaryjordan.com

Hillary Jordan is an American novelist. She grew up in Dallas and Muskogee, Oklahoma and now lives in Brooklyn. She received a BA from Wellesley College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. and has written two novels: Mudbound (2008) and When She Woke (2011), and a short story called "Aftermirth". She is currently working on a sequel to Mudbound. She is a 2009 recipient of the Alex Awards.