Kimbilio Fellow Nancy Johnson on LITHUB
On the Valuable Writing Lessons I Learned as a Television Reporter “I’m conscious of the economy of words, never saying more than what’s necessary.” Link Below
A New Story By Kimbilio Fellow Tara Campell on BOURBON PENN
Read “FAIRBANKS” at this link: https://www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/23/fairbanks-by-tara-campbell.php?fbclid=IwAR3hQmMbOCCO26hewZQwqJGz6VE-WX3rgnOpsPrNuBuR6NyRhVI0CmMaXEw
Congratulations to Kimbilio Fellow Jonathan Escoffery
Kimbilio Fellow Jonathan Escoffery has been selected as a 2021-2023 Stegner Fellow. https://jonathanescoffery.com/
Wandeka Gayle Featured on the Black & Published Podcast
Kimbilio Fellow Wandeka Gayle Interviewed about her short story collection, Motherland and Other Stories by Nikesha Williams for the BLACK & PUBLISHED podcast.
Announcing Kimbilio’s Book Prizes!
Kimbilio is proud to announce an incredible addition to our programming. Partnering with our friends at Four Way Books and Braddock Avenue Books, Kimbilio will be awarding two annual publication prizes. Published by Four Way Books, The Kimbilio National Fiction Prize will be a celebration and affirmation of the best in contemporary fiction. 2017 judge […]
A New Short Story by Donald Quist (’16)
Memorials he morning Ernesto died and a glittering cloud of debris and ash swallowed the neighborhood, Beth Gopin was on her way to see him. Beth had called Ernesto and asked him to meet her at Taj Tribeca. Although Beth and Ernesto enjoyed the atmosphere and well-stocked buffet, Taj Tribeca held greater significance—they could […]
A New Story by Tyrese L. Coleman (’16)
The Waynes and Johnsons: Albemarle County, Virginia, Circa 1862 and Beyond In 1840, Claude Wayne exerted his God-given right to his property when he relieved himself inside a slave wench named Norma. The resulting child was his, hazel eyes glinting green in the sun, a mongrel if Wayne had ever seen one. Couldn’t stand […]
Faculty Member Ravi Howard Travels to Ernest Gaines’ Louisiana
I often travel to places I’ve read about, and I like how the remembered story unfolds as I drive, at once moving toward a destination and returning to a memory. On this particular trip, I’m rememberingErnest J. Gaines’s The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, a novel that follows the 100-year life of Miss Jane, from her […]
