Cole Lavalais
Cole's work can be found in the Chicago Tribune, Obsidian, Apogee, Warpland, Tidal Basin Review, Aquarius Press, and others. She is a fellow of the Kimbilio Center for Black Fiction, VONA, and the Callaloo Writing Workshops. She holds an M.F.A. from Chicago State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has taught writing for over seventeen years and is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English at Chicago State University. Her debut novel, Summer of the Cicadas was published by Willow Books Press, and Last Moon, her sophomore novel, and Love American Style, her short story collection, are currently looking for a safe and comfortable publishing home.
Event: We are each other's harvests: Black mentorship/Black Writers
