Nadia Owusu

The Visiting Writers Series and Intercultural Center welcome author, Nadia Owusu.

Nadia Owusu is a Brooklyn-based writer and urbanist. Her debut memoir, Aftershocks, was selected as a New York Times Editors’ Choice and named one of the best books of 2021 by more than a dozen publications, including Time, Vogue, and Esquire. Nadia’s recent honors include a Creative Capital Award for her novel in progress, a Whiting Award, and fellowships from Yaddo, Art Omi, and Lighthouse Works. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Granta, The Guardian, Bon Appétit, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing at Columbia University and the Mountainview MFA program.