ORANGE, NJ — Former Orange resident Salamishah Tillet became the latest writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism when the awards were announced on May 9, winning for her writing for The New York Times. A contributing critic at large, Tillet is also a professor of African American studies and creative writing at Rutgers University–Newark. “What does art tell us about our cultural and political attitude?” said Tillet, who spent her teenage years living in Orange and went to high school at Newark Academy in Livingston. How did that impact the art being made?”Tillet said she’s been interested in literature since she was in high school, and wrote for both her high school and college newspapers. “I don’t think it’s particularly different from when I was in high school.”Tillet’s work can be read at www.nytimes.com/by/salamishah-tillet.

Source: New York Times May 29, 2022 13:25 UTC