About

 

Angelique Stevens lives in Upstate New York where she teaches creative writing, literature of genocide, and race literatures. Her nonfiction has been published in Best American Essays two years in a row: 2022, edited by Alexander Chee and  2023 edited by Vivian Gornick, Granta, LitHub, The New England Review, and a number of anthologies. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Bennington College and an MA from SUNY Brockport in Literature. Her other honors include fellowships from Bennington College’s MFA Program;  Bread Loaf, Tin House, Kenyon Review, Sewanee Writers Workshops; a fellowship to the inaugural cohort of the Periplus Mentorship Collective; a teaching fellowship to the Lighthouse Book Project, and Residencies to Hedgebrook and Monson Arts. She finds her inspiration in wandering—being in places that push the boundaries of comfort, experience, knowledge, and hunger. She is represented by Ayesha Pande at Ayesha Pande Literary. She is currently working on a collection of essays about poverty and the myth of the American Dream due out from Simon & Schuster in 2026.