| 词条 | Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant |
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BiographyDeBerry and Grant first met in New York as plus size models vying for the same assignments. Together, they launched Maxima magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women, where DeBerry was editor-in-chief and Grant the managing editor. When publication of Maxima ceased, they tried writing a book together.[1] Their first novel, Exposures, was published under the pseudonym Marie Joyce (for Donna Marie and Virginia Joyce). Their second book, written as DeBerry and Grant, was Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made. Their next novel, Far From the Tree, was a New York Times Bestseller, and Better Than I Know Myself received two Open Book Awards, and was included on the Best African-American fiction of 2004 lists of both Borders and Waldenbooks. Grant attended Barnard College and is a graduate of New York University. She is a Brooklyn, New York native and currently lives in the borough with her husband Hiram.[2] Before becoming a novelist, she spent more than a decade as a plus size model, represented by the 12+ division of Ford Models. DeBerry is a former high school English teacher from Buffalo, New York. She attended Fisk University and is a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo. She now lives in New Jersey.[3] In 2008, DeBerry and Grant joined with partners Tyrha Lindsey and Tracey Kemble to form 4 Colored Girls Productions. They hoped to make a film of Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made, based on their 1997 novel, as their first independent feature. They were unhappy with the type of film Hollywood wanted and the film was never made.[2] In 2009 they spoke at the first annual California Book Club Summit and were part of a panel discussion on the unease of African Americans about the publishing industry.[4] Bibliography
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References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://howdidyougetthere.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/interview-with-virginia-deberry-and-donna-grant-2/|title=Interview with Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant 28 March 2010|last=|first=|date=|website=How did you get there|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} {{authority control}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/my-interview-with-donna-grant|title=My interview with Donna Grant & Virginia DeBerry 13 May 2010|last=|first=|date=|website=shewrites|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/english/searchresults.html?q=virginia+deberry|title=Dept of English|last=|first=|date=|website="Dept of English|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.internationalmediatv.com/video/broadcasts1.html|title=California Book Club Summit|last=|first=|date=|website=International Media TV|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=BALLMT19980305-01.1.29|title=Black writers recognized among the best of the best 5 March 1998 pge.29|last=|first=|date=|website=Hoosier State Chronicles.|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/virginiadeberry|title=Virginia DeBerry|last=|first=|date=|website=Macmillan Publishers|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?key=5-27-15-nbjp|title=New Brunswick Jazz Project Marks Five Years on High Note 27 May 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=PrincetonInfo.com|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.goongirl.org/awards-weekend/author-awards-history/awards-year-list/1997|title=Go on girl! Book Club Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Go on girl! Book Club|publisher=|access-date=3 November 2016}} 6 : 20th-century American novelists|21st-century American novelists|African-American novelists|American women novelists|20th-century American women writers|21st-century American women writers |
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