MFA Org Presents: Local & Visiting Writers Series with Camille Acker

Camille Acker (she/her) is a writer, editor, and educator. She is the author of the short story collection Training School for Negro Girls. She grew up in Washington, D.C. and holds a B.A. in English from Howard University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from New Mexico State University. Her writing has received support from Tin House, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, and Electric Literature, among other publications. She has taught students across the country at universities and in community arts organizations including Tin House Writers Workshop, University of the Arts, Haverford College, New Mexico State University, , and Blue Stoop in Philadelphia. In 2020, she was a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and in 2022, she was named a Fellow by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. She has two books under contract with Random House and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her partner.