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Amina Susi Ali [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
aminasusan@gmail.com
Bio: 

Amina Susi Ali is a poet and short fiction writer. She holds a certificate in Creative Writing from the New York University School of Professional Studies. She is a Diasporican, lifetime New Yorker, and 9/11 Survivor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Alexander Chee, Angie Cruz, Chanel Miller, Cleyvis Natera, Ishle Yi Park, Claire Jimenez, Lara Vapnyar, Joyce Carol Oates, Salman Rushdie
Born in: 
New York, NY
New York
Raised in: 
New York, NY, NY
New York
Prizes won: 

2019 Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Short Story Contest, First Prize

What I'm reading now: 
Zero Sum by Joyce Carol Oates
Identifies as: 
Arab American
Caribbean American
Feminist
Hispanic
Latino/Latina/Latinx
Puerto Rican
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/amina_susi_ali

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