A Conversation with Alexia Arthurs

Join us for an intimate conversation with fiction writer Alexia Arthurs. Ms. Arthurs will join students in an informative discussion about the craft of fiction writing and the writing process. Ms. Arthurs will also discuss her short stories “Light-Skinned Girls and Kelly Rowlands” and her Paris Review Plimpton Prize-winning short story “Bad Behavior.” Be prepared to join our discussion with your questions!

Alexia Arthurs was born and raised in Jamaica until age twelve, when she moved with her family to New York. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has published fiction in Granta, The Sewanee Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Buzzfeed, Shondaland, Vice, and The Paris Review, which awarded her the Plimpton Prize in 2017. Her first book, a short story collection called How to Love a Jamaican, was published in 2018. Presently, she’s a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and also teaches at Colby College.