Carrie R. Moore | |
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.jpg) Carrie R. Moore at 26th Young Lions Fiction Awards 2026 | |
| Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | University of Southern California (BA) The University of Texas at Austin (MFA) |
| Notable awards | 5 Under 35 Honoree (2026) Young Lions Fiction Award (2026) |
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Carrie R. Moore is an American writer and the author of Make Your Way Home, a debut collection of short stories that was published in 2025 by Tin House.[1][2][3]
She was named a 2026 "5 Under 35" Honoree by the National Book Foundation.[4]
Early life and education
Moore was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] She attended University of Southern California, where she majored in Creative Writing and minored in American Studies.[5] She received her Master of Fine Arts from The University of Texas at Austin's Michener Center for Writers.[1]
Career
Her fiction has appeared in One Story, New England Review, The Sewanee Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and elsewhere.[4]
Moore's debut collection, Make Your Way Home: Stories, was published by Tin House in 2025. It received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, describing the book as "An intimate, meticulously crafted, and tenderly rendered tour through the lives of Black women, men, and children seeking solid ground in a mercurial American southland. This stirring collection of 11 short stories is a prism of contemporary African American life... A regional relief map of the human heart."[6]
Personal life
Awards and reception
Make Your Way Home won the 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award and the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Fiction.[8][9] The book was longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner Award, 2026 PEN Open Book Award, and 2026 The Story Prize.[9][7][10]
Bibliography
Short story collection
- Make Your Way Home: Stories. Tin House. 2025. ISBN 9781963108286.
Anthology (featured)
- Celeste Ng; Nicole A. Lamy, eds. (2025). The Best American Short Stories 2025. Mariner Books. ISBN 9780063399808.
References
- Drew, Caroline (July 17, 2025). "Carrie R. Moore Makes Her Way Home in Debut Story Collection". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- West, Sara Beth (October 9, 2025). "'Make Your Way Home' Effortlessly Holds Simultaneous Truths". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- Puang, Serena (July 27, 2025). "From New Orleans to the North Carolina mountains, this book explores what makes a place home". The Advocate. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- "2026 5 Under 35 Honoree". nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- "Salutatorian Carrie Moore recalls a journey of self-discovery". usc.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- "Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore". kirkusreview.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- "2026 PEN/Faulkner Award Longlist, Make Your Way Home". Pen/Faulkner. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- "Carrie R. Moore has won the 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- "Winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Awards Revealed". kirkusreview.com. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
- "Announcing the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists". pen.org. Retrieved 2026-06-17.