Alexia Arthurs is a writer who grew up in both Jamaica and the United States of America.
She writes about the variability of experiences of black identity of immigrants from African countries, Jamaica, and other countries of the West Indies from recent immigrants to those brought over during slavery.
[1] Her writings include short stories about community, generations, mermaids, sexuality and more.
[2][3] Her first book, How To Love A Jamaican: Stories,[4][5] was published in 2018 and was identified by Entertainment Weekly,[6] Buzzfeed News,[7] and Bitch Media[8] as one of the best Summer reads of 2018.
[9] Arthurs taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently teaches at George Mason University.