Alexis De Veaux
Born (1948-09-24) September 24, 1948 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
EducationEmpire State College, State University of New York
Alma materUniversity of Buffalo
Occupation(s)Writer
Illustrator

Alexis De Veaux (born September 24, 1948) is a black, lesbian American writer and illustrator.[1][2] She chaired the Department of Women's Studies, at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her surname also appears as DeVeaux.

Life

She was born on September 24, 1948, in Harlem, New York City. In 1976, De Veaux received her BA from Empire State College, State University of New York (SUNY). De Veaux received her MA and PhD from the University of Buffalo.[1] She wrote for Essence magazine, from 1979 to 1991.[3][4][5]

Works

Awards

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Gumbs, Alexis Pauline (February 17, 2015). "#ThisIsLuv: How My Dad Became a Queer Black Feminist". Ebony Magazine. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "De Veaux, Alexis 1948– – FREE De Veaux, Alexis 1948– information | Encyclopedia.com: Find De Veaux, Alexis 1948– research". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "De Veaux runs home - News - The Spectrum - The University of Buffalo". ubspectrum.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Page, Yolanda Williams (2007). "Alexis De Veaux". Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. Greenwood Publishing. ISBN 9780313334290.
  6. ^ Smith, Henrietta M. (1999). The Coretta Scott King Awards Book: 1970-1999. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 22.
  7. ^ "2005 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award". Amazon. Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Masani Alexis DeVeaux - Women's Work: a tribute to the women who make UB work - University Archives - University at Buffalo Libraries". library.buffalo.edu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.