Chana Porter

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Chana Porter is an American playwright, novelist, and education activist. Her debut novel, The Seep, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction. [1]

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Career

Chana co-founded the Octavia Project, "a free summer writing and STEM program for Brooklyn teenage girls and non-binary youth." [2]

She has taught at University of Houston, Fordham University, Hampshire College, Goddard College, Weber State University, and Sarah Lawrence's Global Classroom.

Her plays have been developed or produced at The Flea Theater, Playwrights Horizons, The Catastrophic Theatre, La MaMa, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Cherry Lane, The Invisible Dog, and Movement Research. The New York Times has said that her work as a playwright "uses incongruity and exaggeration to suggest some midnight-dark truths about human life and endeavor." [3]

The Seep

The Seep was published January 21, 2020 by Soho Press.

The book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, [4] Booklist , [5] and Library Journal, [6] as well as a positive review from Tor.com . [7] The audiobook, narrated by Shakina Nayfack, received a positive review from Booklist. [8]

The Seep was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gentes, Brian (2021-03-15). "2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ↑ "About". Chana Porter. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ Soloski, Alexis (2019-06-24). "Review: In 'Leap,' a Quarter-Life Crisis Goes On for a Lifetime". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Seep by Chana Porter. Soho, $25 (216p) ISBN 978-1-64129-086-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  5. ↑ Cruz, Andrienne (2019-12-15). "The Seep". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  6. ↑ Chadwick, Kristi (2019-11-01). "The Seep". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. ↑ Mandelo, Lee (2020-01-21). "Enjoy Life: The Seep by Chana Porter". Tor.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. ↑ Szwarek, Magan (2020-04-01). "The Seep". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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