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Join us in St. Louis for Kimbilio's St. Louis Reading Series! ✨
We’re thrilled to celebrate Kimbilio Fellows and authors Lauren Morrow and Rickey Fayne at Left Bank Books on Wednesday, November 24th at 6:30 PM.

Link: www.left-bank.com/event/kimbil...

Join us in St. Louis for Kimbilio's St. Louis Reading Series! ✨
We’re thrilled to celebrate Kimbilio Fellows and authors Angela Flournoy and Denne Michele Norris at Left Bank Books on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 PM.

📍 Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 6, 6:30 PM CT

For our Friday read, we're diving into Lauren Morrow's author page, where she talks about the importance of feedback in her writing process.

Check out the rest of the author page here: kimbiliofiction.com/lauren-morro...

Join us in St. Louis for Kimbilio's St. Louis Reading Series! ✨
We’re thrilled to celebrate Kimbilio Fellows and authors Lauren Morrow and Rickey Fayne at Left Bank Books on Wednesday, November 24th at 6:30 PM.

📍 Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 24th, 6:30 PM CT

Time for a mid-day writing break! Check out our author page with Lauren Morrow for some candid discussions about using humor in our stories.

Link: kimbiliofiction.com/lauren-morro...

A Kimbilio Fellowship is a different experience for Black writers... in a good way.
2025 Fellow Melissa Watkins describes how a Kimbilio retreat stands out.
Kimbilio's St. Louis Reading Series begins in a few weeks, IRL and on Zoom. kimbiliofiction.com/kimbilio-rea...

Need some weekend writing inspiration? Read our recent author page with Lauren Morrow!
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Come hear Lauren read at Left Bank Books as part of the Kimbilio Reading series Nov 24th!

TONIGHT: Join Kimbilio October 16th for a live reading with Allegra Solomon, Jacinda Townsend, and Arriel Vinson. Zoom registration is required.
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We are excited to announce that Dr. Donnetrice Allison is the recipient of the 2025 National Fiction Prize! The Kimbilio National Fiction Prize is a collaborative project with Four Way Books. Dr. Allison’s book, A Mother’s Truth, will be published by Four Way Books in 2027!

NEXT WEEK: Join Kimbilio October 16th for a live reading with Allegra Solomon, Jacinda Townsend, and Arriel Vinson. Zoom registration is required.
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Today is DAF Day! Support Kimbilio here: app.dafday.com/donate/org_1...

DAF Day is tomorrow! Support Kimbilio here: app.dafday.com/donate/org_1...

Join us in St. Louis for Kimbilio's St. Louis Reading Series! ✨
We’re thrilled to celebrate Kimbilio Fellows and authors Angela Flournoy and Denne Michele Norris at Left Bank Books on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:30 PM.

📍 Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave, St. Louis
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 6, 6:30 PM CT

Support Kimbilio this Donor Advised Fund Day: app.dafday.com/donate/org_1...

We’re back! Join Kimbilio October 16th for a live reading with Allegra Solomon, Jacinda Townsend, and Arriel Vinson. Zoom registration is required.
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Kimbilio @ LBB presents Lauren Morrow & Rickey Fayne Kimbilio and Left Bank Books presents Lauren Morrow & Rickey Fayne Kimbilio returns with two highly celebrated authors Lauren Morrow & Rickey Fayne.

Kimbilio Fellows Lauren Morrrow & Rickey Fayne will be reading at Left Bank Books on Monday November 24th at 6:30 PM. Learn more here:

Kimbilio Fellows Angela Flournoy and Denne Michelle Norris will be reading at Left Bank Books in St. Louis Thursday November 6th at 6:30 pm CST. www.left-bank.com/event/kimbil...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Kimbilio Reading Series: Allegra Solomon, Arriel Vinson, and Jacinda Townsend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join Kimbilio Fellows and Faculty in a spirited night of reading and joyous celebration. This is Kimbilio's fist online event on our own platform and we hope to see you there!

Kimbilio Fellows and faculty Jacinda Townsend, Arriel Vinson, and Allegra Solmon will be reading and conversing on Thursday October 16th at 8 pm ET. Zoom registration required! Sign up:

2023 Kimbilio Fellow Nikesha Elise Williams's Seven Daughters of Dupree (Simon & Schuster, 2026) is a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women. Preorder here:

Martha's Daughter: A Novella and Stories To get the five previous Of the Diaspora titles in one bundle, click here. Martha’s Daughter is the brilliant and influential author David Haynes’s first short story collection and the first time…

Martha’s Daughter is Kimbilio Founder and Board Chair, David Haynes’s first short story collection and the first time that Haynes’s stories have ever been assembled in one volume. Link:

Trigger Warning | Graywolf Press She’d gotten no trigger warning. And her entire life, she wanted to scream now, had deserved a trigger warning.

Kimbilio Fellow Lauren Morrow Little Movements is a novel about self-discovery, about what we must endure—or let go of—in order to realize our dreams. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/771519...

Trigger Warning | Graywolf Press She’d gotten no trigger warning. And her entire life, she wanted to scream now, had deserved a trigger warning.

Kimbilio faculty Jacinda Townsend's new book Trigger Warning is a novel about the durational aftermath of anti-Black police violence. Link to order here:

If you haven’t given yet for Give 8/28, here’s your chance! Support us on Give 8/28.
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Kimbilio wouldn’t exist without you and your support. Give today for Give 8/28 Day, the only national day of giving in support of Black-led and Black-serving organizations.

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Kimbilio Fellows are reshaping literature, publishing award-winning books and building our legacy of storytelling. But it all starts with something simple and powerful: a deep welcome. 💛
Help us continue to be a community for writers of the African diaspora.
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Since 2013, Kimbilio has nurtured a vibrant community of Black fiction writers. Programs include:
✍🏾 The Kimbilio Fellowship & Retreat
📚 The National Fiction Prize (with Four Way Books)
🎤 The Kimbilio Reading Series
🤝 Mentorship & career support for emerging authors
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Support Kimbilio Give 8/28 2025! on Give 828 Kimbilio is growing! Give 8/28 donations support both current programming and our new initiatives!

Mark your calendar for August 28th! Kimbilio is participating in our third Give 8/28, the only national day of giving focused on Black led organizations. Let’s support writers of the African Diaspora!

Special thanks to @kimbiliofiction.com for this incredible opportunity and supporting my writing. Looking forward to this journey.