Ben Philippe is a

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author and screenwriter.

Biography

Philippe was born in Haiti and raised in

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. Philippe received his B.A. from

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in 2011 and received his MFA from the

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. He is currently based in

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and is an assistant professor at

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. His debut novel, '' The Field Guide to the North American Teenager'', was named one of

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in 2020. He won the 2020 William C. Morris Award for his work on the novel. In 2020, Philippe published a novel, ''Charming As A Verb,'' followed by a memoir, ''Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend'' in 2021, which was named one of Canada's best nonfiction books by CBC. In January 2022, Philippe was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for his work on ''

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''.

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