Junot Díaz
publication date: Thursday, November 15, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)
category: Literature
clue: It doesn't take a genius to know that Cambridge has produced some pretty good writers.
explanation: Díaz was a professor of creative writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge. In 2012, he received a genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation to continue his writing. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Chris Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn
trivia: Incorrect guesses included Charles Stross and Alexander Masters.

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