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ABOUT  N.K.

N.K. Iguh is a fiction writer and educator whose work centers immigrant identities and experiences. They work with House of SpeakEasy foundation where they develop creative arts lessons and activities. They are the creator of Tidy Mind Workshop, a writing platform that provides mindfulness based writing exercises, making guided introspection accessible for all. A graduate of the Creative Writing Program at New York University, they are currently a fellow with the Academy for Teachers. They have received grants and fellowships from New York State Summer Writers Institute, The Center for Fiction, Vermont Studio Center, Jack Jones Literary Arts, and Disquiet Literary International. Their short story, "House Girl" won the 2016 Disquiet International Literary Prize. Their writing has appeared in Kenyon Review, Guernica, LA Review of Books, Vernacular, Words Without Borders, and This Alien Nation: 36 True Tales of Immigration, and elsewhere. A native Nigerian, they exist in liminal spaces.

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Photo: Josh Steinbauer

Photograph by Roque Nonini
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