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Listed as:

Poet, Fiction Writer

Public address:

US

Bio:

After the incredibly practical literature degree from the University of Chicago, award winning, pushcart-nominated Maia Brown-Jackson braved the myriad esoteric jobs that follow, until straying to Iraq to volunteer with survivors of ISIS genocide. Inspired with new focus, she caffeinated herself through a graduate degree in terrorism and human rights and now investigates fraud, waste, and abuse of humanitarian aid in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

Also, she writes.

Gives readings:

Yes

Favorite authors:

Helen Oyeyemi, Haruki Murakami, Anne Carson, Un-Su Kim, Jeff Vandermeer, Jose Saramago, N.K. Jemisin, Tara Hardy, Nikita Gill, Natalie Diaz, Richard Siken, Bianca Sparacino, Nizar Qabbani... I have way too many to list, both prose and poetry. Honestly, I don't fall in love easily, but when I do, I devour.

Website:

https://maiabrown-jacksonwriting.com [2]

Prizes won:

Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Story – Small Cast: Return Home – "Genie" || Prime 53 Poem Summer Challenge – "A questioning key of hallelujah"

What I'm reading now:

Euripides: Grief Lessons by Anne Carson