American · b. 1974
Miranda July is a filmmaker, artist, and writer who refuses to stay in one lane. "No One Belongs Here More Than You" (2007) won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award; her stories are strange, funny, and unexpectedly moving. "All Fours" (2024) follows a woman's sexual and artistic crisis in middle age. July's work across media shares a willingness to embrace awkwardness and find revelation in embarrassment.