Portrait - Zakiya Dalila Harris

Zakiya
Dalila Harris

Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly three years in the editorial department of Knopf Doubleday, starting the manuscript for The Other Black Girl at her desk. Prior to working in publishing, Harris received her MFA in creative writing from the New School. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Guernica and the Rumpus.  The Other Black Girl is her debut novel.

Zakiya Dalila Harris spent nearly three years in the editorial department of Knopf Doubleday, starting the manuscript for The Other Black Girl at her desk. Prior to working in publishing, Harris received her MFA in creative writing from the New School. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Guernica and the Rumpus.  The Other Black Girl is her debut novel.

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