Christina Cooke

Fiction Writer

New York City, NY

New York US

Website:

www.christinajcooke.com

Twitter/X:

@christinajcooke

Author's Bio

Christina Cooke’s writing has previously appeared in The Caribbean Writer, Prairie Schooner, PRISM international, Epiphany: A Literary Journal, and elsewhere. A MacDowell Fellow, Journey Prize winner, and Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award winner, she holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Born in Jamaica, Christina is now a Canadian citizen who lives and writes in New York City. Broughtupsy is her debut novel.

Education:

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop MFA

Writers Retreats:

MacDowell

Literary agent:

Monika Woods, Triangle House Literary

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

The Journey Prize Stories 33 (McClelland & Stewart, 2023)

Book:

Broughtupsy (Catapult, 2024)

Journals:

Epiphany

PRISM International

Sou'wester

The Caribbean Writer

Prizes won:

Journey Prize 2023

Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award 2022

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

African American, BIPOC, Black, Canadian, Caribbean, Caribbean American, Jamaican, Jamaican American, LGBTQ

Prefers to work with:

Adults, Immigration, LGBTQ, Schools, Women

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Mandeville, MAN

Jamaica

Manchester Parish

Raised in:

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Last update: Dec 08, 2023