Alexia Arthurs is a writer who grew up in both Jamaica and the United States of America. She writes about the variability of experiences of black identity of immigrants from African countries, Jamaica, and other countries of the West Indies from recent immigrants to those brought over during slavery. Her writings include short stories about community, generations, mermaids, sexuality and more. She is a recipient of the

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Life

Arthurs graduated from the

Iowa Writers' Workshop The Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa, is a graduate-level creative writing program. At 89 years, it is the oldest writing program offering a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in the United States. Its acceptance rate is between 2 ...

. Arthurs was awarded the 2017 ''

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. Her first book, ''How To Love A Jamaican: Stories'', was published in 2018 and was identified by ''

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'', ''

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'', and Bitch Media as one of the best Summer reads of 2018. Arthurs has taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and teaches at

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. Her partner is the writer Novuyo Rosa Tshuma.

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The Jamaican-American Immigrant Experience
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