From The Brevity Blog: As a writer teaching writing to adults in colleges, universities, and community organizations for over a decade, the most frequent question I get from my students is, “When will I get my paper back with your comments?” Never mind that it’s on the syllabus that I return papers within a week […]
https://kimbiliofiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/blue-dots.jpg883532Davidhttps://kimbiliofiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/logo-white.pngDavid2022-10-10 19:25:342022-10-10 19:25:34Kimbilio Fellow Angie Chatman on The Apprenticeship Model
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BUT DID YOU DIE By Shinelle L. Espaillat Shreds of winter sliced the March morning as sunlight struggled to pierce the clouds. Mellen pushed herself to keep running up the hill, though each muscle fiber screamed and her breath came in hard, hitching explosions. Behind her, an angry rottweiler closed the distance, its owner barking […]
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Jonathan Escoffery on Navigating Identity, Blackness, and Literary Fame Join Kimbilio online and in person @Left Bank Books on September 12, as we celebrate the publications of IF I SURVIVE YOU and Fellow LaToya Watkins PERISH. https://www.left-bank.com/event/kimbilio-w-lbb-presents-jonathan-escoffery-and-latoya-watkins
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From TEXAS MONTHLY: The Story of Latoya Watkin’s PERISH
Watkins’s debut novel, Perish (Penguin / Tiny Reparations Books, August 23), revises and expands on that early novella. It tells the story of Helen Jean Turner, the dying matriarch of a Black family, and her descendants, many of whom are returning home to the fictional West Texas town of Jerusalem to say their last goodbyes. Helen Jean has suffered from […]
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From LITERARY MAMA LP: Also, there’s the ideal that we’re supposed to be mothers. JT: Yes! So, I’ve always felt like when I’m working with other writers in the classroom, or otherwise, that there are so many younger women who haven’t even had kids yet, looking at us, and wondering: is this possible? Can you be […]
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She Finna… Jason Harris As she stands near the ledge, the wind swirls and Airyel closes her eyes, flowing into one of those instances experienced but rarely acknowledged by all living things; a face to face meetup with her maker. Of course, she is seeing it in her own way, as the divine wears whatever […]
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Lyndsey was interviewed by Michaella Thornton. Michaella: When did you realize that you wanted to pursue writing? (I’d love to hear your origin story as a writer…) Lyndsey: I’ve been into creative writing since forever, but I first realized it was something that I wanted to be a lifelong practice when I was a college student. Rewind […]
Kimbilio Fellow Angie Chatman on The Apprenticeship Model
From The Brevity Blog: As a writer teaching writing to adults in colleges, universities, and community organizations for over a decade, the most frequent question I get from my students is, “When will I get my paper back with your comments?” Never mind that it’s on the syllabus that I return papers within a week […]
Onyeka Nwelue on Writing in Pidgin English
On Writing in Pidgin English, and Other Colloquial Dialects | Onyeka Nwelue | Essay
Kimbilio Fellow Shinelle L. Espaillat’s Story is Featured @ Torch Literary Arts
BUT DID YOU DIE By Shinelle L. Espaillat Shreds of winter sliced the March morning as sunlight struggled to pierce the clouds. Mellen pushed herself to keep running up the hill, though each muscle fiber screamed and her breath came in hard, hitching explosions. Behind her, an angry rottweiler closed the distance, its owner barking […]
Coming in October: A Children’s Book From Kimbilio Fellow Desiree Cooper
LitHub Interview with Kimbilio Fellow Jonathan Escoffery
Jonathan Escoffery on Navigating Identity, Blackness, and Literary Fame Join Kimbilio online and in person @Left Bank Books on September 12, as we celebrate the publications of IF I SURVIVE YOU and Fellow LaToya Watkins PERISH. https://www.left-bank.com/event/kimbilio-w-lbb-presents-jonathan-escoffery-and-latoya-watkins
Kimbilio Fellow Jonathan Escoffery Featured in the NYT
Watkins’s debut novel, Perish (Penguin / Tiny Reparations Books, August 23), revises and expands on that early novella. It tells the story of Helen Jean Turner, the dying matriarch of a Black family, and her descendants, many of whom are returning home to the fictional West Texas town of Jerusalem to say their last goodbyes. Helen Jean has suffered from […]
Hijacking Motherhood and Making It Real: A Conversation with Jacinda Townsend
From LITERARY MAMA LP: Also, there’s the ideal that we’re supposed to be mothers. JT: Yes! So, I’ve always felt like when I’m working with other writers in the classroom, or otherwise, that there are so many younger women who haven’t even had kids yet, looking at us, and wondering: is this possible? Can you be […]
Kimbilio Fellow Jason Harris’ New Story in TAINT TAINT TAINT
She Finna… Jason Harris As she stands near the ledge, the wind swirls and Airyel closes her eyes, flowing into one of those instances experienced but rarely acknowledged by all living things; a face to face meetup with her maker. Of course, she is seeing it in her own way, as the divine wears whatever […]
Kimbilio Fellow Lyndsey Ellis Interviewed for Reckon Review
Lyndsey was interviewed by Michaella Thornton. Michaella: When did you realize that you wanted to pursue writing? (I’d love to hear your origin story as a writer…) Lyndsey: I’ve been into creative writing since forever, but I first realized it was something that I wanted to be a lifelong practice when I was a college student. Rewind […]