J K Chukwu is a half Nigerian, half Detroitian writer from the Midwest. She received her MFA from Brown University. She was shortlisted for the 2020 Tarpaulin Sky Book Award, and was a 2019 Lambda Fellow. Her work has appeared in Black Warrior Review, DIAGRAM, New Delta Review, TAYO, and elsewhere. You can find her on twitter @J_K_Chukwu