Named a “Writer to Watch” by CBC Books and Shondaland, Christina Cooke is the author of Broughtupsy – named a "Best Debut of 2024" by Elle, Electric Literature, CBC Books, and more, in addition to being named a must-read title by over 30 outlets including Vogue, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, and Kobo. A MacDowell fellow and Journey Prize winner, she holds a Master of Arts from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and has been named the inaugural Poets & Writers Fellow at Vermont Studio Center. Her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in The Caribbean Writer, PRISM international, Prairie Schooner, Electric Literature, LitHub, and others. Born in Jamaica, Christina is now a Canadian citizen who lives and writes in New York City. Learn more at www.christinajcooke.com.