Mekiya Outini
Mekiya Outini is an author, editor, and educator. His work has appeared in The North American Review, Modern Literature, Fourth Genre, The Stonecoast Review, Chautauqua, The Brussels Review, The New English Review, Fiction on the Web, Eunoia Review, The Other Side of Hope, The Stickman Review, CommuterLit, The New English Review, Expat Press, Midwest Weird, The Spotlong Review, Gargoyle Magazine, Lotus Eater, DarkWinter, Men Matters, and elsewhere. ​​
Mekiya is grateful to the MacDowell Foundation for supporting the completion of his memoir, to Alexis Williams for selecting his short story "Baptism by Earth" for first place in the 55th New Millennium Award, and to the team at The West Trade Review for showcasing two chapters from his novel Ashes, Ashes. For news and updates about his forthcoming publications, please follow Mekiya on LinkedIn and subscribe to Let's Have a Renaissance: The DateKeepers Podcast to learn more.
He enjoys international literature, classic and contemporary, and projects involving cultural translation. He earned an MFA in fiction from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a BFA in creative writing from UNC Wilmington.
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