Science fiction novelist is one of 21 writers, scientists and artists to win $625,000 stipends to ‘pursue their creative inclinations’
NK Jemisin, who four years ago launched a Patreon campaign to allow her to quit her day job and work full-time as a writer, has landed one of the MacArthur Foundation’s “genius” grants, a $625,000 (£486,000), no-strings-attached award.
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