Paulette
Childress
White
Born:
12/01/1948
Hamtramck
,
MI
Parents: Norris and Effie Childress
Spouse: Bennie White, Jr., postal employee and artist
Children: Pierre, Oronde, Kojo, Kala, Paul
Parents: Norris and Effie Childress
Spouse: Bennie White, Jr., postal employee and artist
Children: Pierre, Oronde, Kojo, Kala, Paul
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mending the world : stories of family by contemporary black writers - Contributor to anthology. |
Short Stories | Adult | New York, NY : BasicCivitas Books | 2003 -2004 | |
|
The Watermelon Dress: Portrait of a Woman : poems and illustrations - a highly autobiographical narrative poem in four parts: |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit : Lotus Press | 1984 | |
|
Midnight Birds - In anthology |
Poetry | Doubleday | 1980 | ||
| Blacksongs, Series 1: Four Poetry Broadsides by Black Women | Poetry | Adult | Detroit : Lotus Press | 1977 | |
|
Love Poem to a Black Junkie - as Paulette C. White. |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit : Lotus Press | 1975 | |
|
Other writings: - In Redbook, Essence, others |
Poetry | Adult |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
2nd ed. says, "My birth as a writer has been slow and painful, yet it has been equally joyful in the discovery and realization that I have to offer something unique, as person, as black person, as women person; that I may be one of a small but wealthy tradition of black women writers. Writing for me has been a process of search and definition. That which I had searched to define has grown from some early overwhelming dilemmas to the probing of a world within. I am writing about myself now--and primarily for myself. If I am ever done with me, life may just lead me back out to write and worry about a larger world. Other than writing, my interests are famly, friends, all creative people, reading and the visual arts."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Poet
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Women's Recognition Award, sponsored by the Focus on Women Program at Henry Ford Community College | 2000 |
| Black Women in Michigan Recognition Award | 1985 |
| Michigan Council for the Arts Creative Artists Award/Grant | 1984 |
| State of Michigan 82nd Legislature Special Tribute Award | 1984 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| LIterary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
| Contemporary Authors; Vol 111 | 1984 |
|
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. and 3rd ed.
- Listed in the following editions: 1980, 1993 |
1980 -1993 |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of PhilosophyPh.D. | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1998 |
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1986 |
| High School | Ecorse , MI |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1987 -1997 |
| Poet, Story writer, Painter | 1972 | ||
|
Instructor
- developed its first African-American literature course. |
Henry Ford Community College | Dearborn , MI |
Other Resources:
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