THE 2020 KWELI WRITING FELLOWS

Kweli’s year long fellowship program began ten years ago. Fellow Melissa Sipin described it as “an MFA program in itself, but more intimate, more nuanced.” After successful completion of the program, Kweli fellows have gained admission to Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and the MacDowell Colony, among others, and have secured agency representation. New books are forthcoming.

We are thrilled to introduce you to the 2020 Kweli Writing Fellows.

Guia Marie del Prado is a writer and Development Associate at The Nation. Her short story is part of a larger project spanning pre-colonial Philippines to a post-Apocalyptic America.

Jessica Galán is a writer and educator at a local middle school. Her writing concerns itself with pandemics throughout history, from the AIDS pandemic to COVID-19.

Yasmin Adele Majeed is a writer and Assistant Editor at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Her project is a series of short stories of young immigrant brown women grappling with identity, migration, and alienation in America and abroad.

Kirsti Peters is a writer and an educator. Her husband battled stage 4 lung cancer for three years before succumbing to cancer in 2018. Her nonfiction project looks at loss, survival and Black love.