biography
Dr. Amina Gautier was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is of African-American and Puerto Rican heritage. Gautier is a writer, scholar, and a professor. Gautier earned both her bachelor and master's degree within four years from Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Gautier is currently Assistant Professor of English at DePaul University of Chicago, IL where she offers courses in creative writing and African American literature. Gautier belongs to multiple professional memberships, some of which include: NAACP, National Association of University Women (NAUW), National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), and National Urban League.
Gautier has published a large number of short stories. More than sixty-five of her short stories have been published. Gautier is a recipient of the William Richey Award (2004), the Jack Dyer Prize (2006), the Danahy Fiction Prize (2009), the River Styx Microfiction Prize (2009), and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Award (2005). Most recently, in 2010, she won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction for her short story collection At-Risk. She is the second African American writer to receive this award in its thirty year history.
More information about Amina Gautier can be found here, at her website.
More information about Amina Gautier can be found here, at her website.
Bibliography
Gautier, Amina. At-risk. Athens: University of Georgia, 2011. Print.
Amina's first book is a compilation of short stories focused on young African American youth from Brooklyn. The youth in her stories have lives that may classify them as "at-risk," but they are all different. They all encounter different situations, different family dynamics, and different social situations. The stories give a face and personality to the youth, so that they become much more than just a stereotype or statistic.
Other Publications:
"African-American Women's Writings in the Woman's Building Library."
Libraries and Culture, Volume: 41 Number: 1, Winter 2006, pp. 55-81. University of Texas Press.
“Review of Candice Jenkins. Private Lives, Proper Relations: Regulating Black Intimacy.” African American Review, Volume 41, Number 4, pp. 818-819.
“Review of Ryan Simmons. Chesnutt and Realism: A Study of the Novels.” Nineteenth-Century Contexts, Volume 30, Issue 3, September 2008, pp. 289-291.
“Review of Yolanda Pierce. Hell Without Fires: Slavery, Christianity & the Antebellum Spiritual Narrative.” African-American Review, Volume 41, Number 4, Winter 2007, pp. 14-15.
“Review of Mona Z. Smith. Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee.” African-American Review, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 2006, pp. 387-8.
http://www.sju.edu/academics/cas/english/faculty/gautier.html