Evette Dionne

Evette Dionne is an American culture writer. Her middle grade debut Lifting As We Climb (Viking, 2020) was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Dionne has been editor-in-chief of Bitch since 2018.[1][2]

Evette Dionne
OccupationWriter, editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Education
SubjectAfrican-American history, feminism, pop culture
Notable worksLifting As We Climb (2020)
Website
evettedionne.com

Early life and education

Dionne was raised in New York.[3] She initially matriculated at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and later transferred to the HBCU Bennett College, where she received her bachelor's degree in 2012.[3] She later received her master’s degree in media management and women, gender, and sexuality studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.[4]

Career

Dionne is a culture writer whose work centers Black feminism and current events.[5][6] She has published her writing in Teen Vogue, the New York Times, and Harper's Bazaar among others.[4] Dionne was previously a senior news editor at The Revelist[7] and Clutch Magazine. She was named editor-in-chief of Bitch in 2018.[5]

Her commentary has been cited in several outlets on topics such as Toni Morrison,[8] Kobe Bryant's legacy,[9] and gynecological health.[1][10][11] She is a contributing writer to the books Burn It Down (2019) and Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing From Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others On Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism (2018).[12][13] Dionne's tweets have been cited by AJC[14] and NBCNews.com.[15]

Books

Dionne published her first book, Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too: Living Hopefully On the Other Side of Skinny, in 2019 under Seal Press.

Her first middle grade book, Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, was published by Viking Books and released on April 21, 2020.[2] Dionne was inspired to write the book in 2016 when she noticed women visiting to the graves of various white women suffragettes like Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the lead-up to the presidential election.[16] She wanted to highlight the contributions of Black women in earning the right to vote. It was written for a middle grade audience. The book received positive critical reception. In a starred review for the School Library Journal, Susan Catlett called it a "must-purchase."[17] Kirkus Reviews referred to the book as "a lively and critical addition as the United States commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage."[18]

Works
  • Fat Girls Deserve Fairy Tales Too (2019, Seal Press; ISBN 9781580059268)
  • Lifting As We Climb (2020, Viking; ISBN 978-0-451-48154-2)

Awards

For Lifting As We Climb:

References
  1. Lee, Dr Danielle N. (2016-07-22). "Will Black People Ever Trust Clinical Trials?". EBONY. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. "Lifting as We Climb by Evette Dionne". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. Mathewson, Eryn. "How Students at Black Colleges Are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus". Truthout. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  4. Barsukova, Ira (2017-06-24). "Why Does Feminism Need 'Bitches' Like Evette Dionne". Yonah Channel. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  5. Ryan, Ella Cerón, Lisa (2018-12-19). "7 Women on What A League of Their Own Meant to Them". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. Groth, Leah (2018-11-14). "This Viral Twitter Rant Reveals Why Women Shouldn't Blindly Trust Their Doctors". Prevention. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  7. "Reporters on race". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  8. Drell, Cady (2019-08-06). "The Literary Community Reacts to Toni Morrison's Death". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  9. Wise, Justin (2020-02-08). "Kobe Bryant's complicated legacy sparks tough conversations". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  10. "The Complicated Part of Kobe Bryant's History". NowThis News. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  11. Haines, Errin (2020-07-06). "Black female voters say they want what they're owed: power". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  12. Dancyger, Lilly (8 October 2019). Burn It Down. ISBN 978-1-58005-893-3.
  13. Eric-Udorie, June (2018-09-25). Can We All Be Feminists?: New Writing from Brit Bennett, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and 15 Others on Intersectionality, Identity, and the Way Forward for Feminism. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-525-50435-1.
  14. Pirani, Fiza. "Atlanta-filmed 'Black Panther' takes home 3 Academy Awards #Oscars2019". ajc. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  15. "A professor labeled Bret Stephens a 'bedbug.' Here's what the NYT columnist did next". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  16. Terrell, Kellee (2020-04-21). "Evette Dionne's New Book Explores the Little Known History of Black Suffragettes". Shondaland. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  17. Evette, Dionne. "Lifting as We Climb: Black Women's Battle for the Ballot Box". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  18. LIFTING AS WE CLIMB | Kirkus Reviews.
  19. Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People's Literature". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  20. "Orbis Pictus Award (Nonfiction for Children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  21. "ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards". ALA. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
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