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A. Rafaelย Johnsonย is a Kimbilio Fellow. He earned his BA in Drama from the University of Texas, and his MFA in Fiction from the University of Alabama.ย Andyย has spent time working in post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Liberia, and directed the UA in Zanzibar Study Abroad Program. His work has been seen in African American Review, Kweli, and is forthcoming in Callaloo.ย Andyย taught creative writing and literature at The University of Alabama, but is currently transitioning into a consultancy with TerraLuna Collaborative, based in Minneapolis.
Johnsonย is the author ofย The Through
From the author
[pullquote_left]”Writing your first novel is like trying to swim underwater to a place youโve never been before, without a map, while learning to inhale water and exhale whale song, while writing your first novel about trying to swim underwater to a place youโve never been before, without a map, while learning to inhale water and exhale whale song.” [/pullquote_left]
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A. Rafael Johnson
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