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How to pronounce Afabwaje Kurian: ah-fah-bwah-jay CURE-ee-an
Afabwaje Kurian received her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Callaloo, Crazyhorse, The Bare Life Review, and Joyland Magazine. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa, for the International Writing Program, and for The Writer's Center. Born in Jos, Nigeria, and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, and in Ohio, Afabwaje now divides her time between Washington, DC, and the Midwest.
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