Oakland Novelist Tommy Orange Is a 2025 MacArthur Fellow | KQED
Tommy Orange, born and raised in Oakland, received a MacArthur Fellowship and portrays Native characters confronting intergenerational trauma and contemporary urban struggles.
MacArthur genius award' list includes Oakland writer, Berkeley and Stanford scientists
The MacArthur Foundation awarded 22 fellows $800,000 each, including Bay Area recipients Tommy Orange, Teresa Puthussery, and William Tarpeh for literary and scientific contributions.
