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THULANI DAVIS is a journalist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. Her latest book, My Confederate Kinfolk, is a memoir exploring her family's black and white roots in America during and after the Civil War. Her other works include novels, plays, and film scripts. She has also written several award-winning PBS documentaries. Davis has been a staff writer and senior editor at The Village Voice and has written for an array of national publications including The New York Times, The Nation, Bomb Magazine, Quarterly Black Review, and Ms.
Educated at Barnard College, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia, Davis was the first woman to win a Grammy Award in the liner notes category. She has recently returned to graduate study at New York University, where she also teaches in the Department of Dramatic Writing. Davis, a Buddhist priest ordained in Kyoto, Japan, is a co-founder of the Brooklyn Buddhist Association. She is known for her wide range of interests and passionate engagement with a number of genres.
Bio as of October, 2007.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
SDCF Masters of the Stage (audio)
Mound Builders - Caligula Colloquim - January, 1986
Website:
www.thulanidavis.com
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