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Zinzi Clemmons


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Zinzi Clemmons was raised in Philadelphia by a South African mother and an American father. A graduate of Brown and Columbia, her writing has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, The Paris Review Daily, Transition, and The Common.

She is a co-founder and former publisher of Apogee Journal, a contributing editor to Literary Hub, and deputy editor for Phoneme Media.

She has received fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Bread Loaf, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Kimbilio Center for African American Fiction.

Clemmons lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
 

Awards: NBA (2017)

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   What We Lose (2017)
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Books containing stories by Zinzi Clemmons
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Well-Read Black Girl (2018)
Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
edited by
Glory Edim

Awards
2017 National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 : What We Lose

Zinzi Clemmons recommends
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What Storm, What Thunder (2021)
Myriam J A Chancy
"In captivating and lyrical prose, Myriam J. A. Chancy brings the story of the Haiti earthquake to life, highlighting the profound ways our connections are deepened by tragedy. What Storm, What Thunder is a beautiful, haunting chorus of voices. This is a heartbreaking book, a striking achievement."

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