Maaza Mengiste
Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-American novelist and essayist whose work explores migration, war, exile, and the intersection of photography and violence.
Her debut novel was recognized by the Guardian as one of the ten best contemporary African books and named a best book of 2010 by multiple publications.
Her writing appears in prestigious outlets including The New Yorker, Granta, and the New York Times.
She was the 2013 Puterbaugh Fellow and a runner-up for the 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
She contributed to the documentary Girl Rising and serves on the boards of Words Without Borders and Warscapes.
