Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
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Her first book, , published by University of Iowa Press in 2021, won the Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction. The memoir examines her experiences as a second-generation black Muslim grasping for connection to a faith from which her parents were pulling away and a collection of personal essays about the nature of growing up, the value of black life, and the struggles of motherhood.
Two of her essays won recognition from the Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition in 2014 and another was named Notable in Best American Essays 2016. She is a two-time alumnus of the VONA/Voices Workshop in memoir and completed a residency at Mineral School in 2017 funded by the Sustainable Arts Foundation.
Prof. Abdur-Rahman believes that everyone has a story to tell and encourages her students to write their truth.
Education:
- M.F.A., Creative Nonfiction, Goucher College, 2012
- B.A., Print Journalism, Howard University, 2001
Selected Publications:
Teaching:
- ENG 103: Intro to Creative Writing
- ENG 221: Intro to Nonfiction
- ENG 394: The Art of Commentary and Criticism