Meron Hadero

Ethiopian American writer

Meron Hadero
Born	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer
Nationality	Ethiopian-American
Alma mater	Princeton University University of Michigan (MFA) Yale Law School (JD)
Period	?–present
Notable works	A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022)
Notable awards	Yaddo, Ragdale, MacDowell fellowships
Website
www.meronhadero.com

Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian American writer.^[1] She is known for her debut collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times published in 2022 by Restless Books.

Biography

An immigrant to Germany residing in United States, she earned her degree in history from Princeton University, MFA from University of Michigan and JD from Yale Law School.^[2]

Hadero's work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Zyzzyva, Addis Ababa Noir,^[3] and 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology. She has received the Yaddo, Ragdale, and MacDowell fellowships and was a Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University.

Her debut short story collection, A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times, was published in 2022 by Restless Books. It won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing^[4] and the Caine Prize for African Writing. It was also a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in 2023. Meron also served as a research analyst for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.^[2]

Awards and honors

Awards for Hadero's writing
Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2020		Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing	Winner	^[4]
2021	"The Street Sweep"	Caine Prize for African Writing	Winner	^[5]
2023	A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories	Hurston/Wright Legacy Award	Winner	^[6]^[7]
2023	A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories	PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize	Finalist	^[8]

Bibliography

A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (2022). Canongate Books. ISBN 9781838858926.
Sense of Hope^[9]

References

^ "Meron Hadero". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^ ^a ^b "Biography of Meron Hadero". gradesaver.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ Addonia, S., Awake, M., Fantaye, G. T., Fisseha, R., Giorgis, H., Girma, L., Hadero, M., Hailemariam, S., Reta, A. (2020). Addis Ababa Noir. United States: Akashic Books.ISBN 9781617758270
^ ^a ^b "EXPOSING THE REALITIES OF DISPLACEMENT, A DIALOGUE WITH MERON HADERO". Africa in Dialogue. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ "AKO Caine Prize: Meron Hadero named first Ethiopian winner". BBC News. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ "2023 Legacy Award Winners". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "By Hands Now Known wins The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project. 2023-10-30. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Finalists". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 2023-02-26. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
^ Umezurike, Uchechukwu (21 July 2021). "[REVIEW]: Meron Hadero's Sense of Hope". Olongo Africa. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.