Kiese Laymon Author & Editor

Kiese Laymon was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. He earned an MFA from Indiana University and is currently an Associate Professor of English at Vassar College. He has written essays and stories for numerous publications. Laymon was selected a member of the Root 100 in 2013 and 2014, and is the recipient of the 2015-2016 Grisham Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Mississippi. He is also the author of a novel, Long Division, which won the Saroyan International Prize for Writing. @KieseLaymon / kieselaymon.com