Dr. Jacinda Townsend

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jacinda Townsend is an Assistant Professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel 'Mother Country' published by Graywolf in 2022, which won the 2023 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and was shortlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards. Her previous work, 'Saint Monkey' (Norton, 2014), received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and was honored as a James Fenimore Cooper Prize for historical fiction and a 2015 Honor Book by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. In addition to her fiction, Townsend has contributed nonfiction writing to platforms such as Al Jazeera and The White Review. Her teaching expertise encompasses advanced fiction writing and curatorial considerations in magical realism, showcasing her commitment to fostering literary talent and critical thinking among students.

Research Interests

Courses

Advanced Fiction Curatorial Considerations: Writing Magical Realism Graduate Fiction

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics