N. K. Jemisin

Nora K. Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American speculative fiction writer.  She has won several awards for her work. She is the only author to have won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years.
In 2016, Jemisin's novel "The Fifth Season" won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. This win made her the first African American writer to win a Hugo award in that category. Its first sequel, "The Obelisk Gate", won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2017. A second sequel, "The Stone Sky", won the same award in 2018.
Early life.
Nora K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and grew up in New York City and Mobile, Alabama. Jemisin has a B.S. degree in psychology (1994) Tulane University. She  also has a Master's of Education from the University of Maryland College Park.
Personal life.
Jemisin lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.