Profiles

” . . . my life as a Black woman, mother, artist, and traveler is varied and nuanced and rich.” Camille T. Dungy

I think the thing that serves any writer best, and has certainly served me, is to be honest. To have a point of view. Tell your story. Know your own voice and figure out how to get it on the page.

“Grimoire hones in on maternal health and labor—the physical and psychic work it takes to bear and rear Black children.”

This is something that has always haunted me: We all have the power, at any moment, to ruin our own lives. To hurt someone we love dearly.

In my experience, the maternal-child relationship distills the truth of human relationships in general: they are messy and complicated at the same time as being incredibly rewarding.

We are passionate about removing the target from female bodies.

I think writers, actors and musicians—all artists in fact—are drawn to elemental themes of life and death, childhood and parenthood, and they find ways to place themselves both inside and…

“It’s headline grabbing to say that parents are too involved with their children or to mention helicopter parenting over and over—most parents are not. Data shows that kids who remain…

“The judgment one gets as a mother—I find that much harder to take than the judgment I get as an author. Maybe because I’ve had a longer time as an…

“They say that writing is rewriting, and the one thing I’ve learned most after six novels is to trust the editing process. The book changed dramatically from the first draft…

“It’s a real grown-up move to understand the complexity of making art and raising a family. Writing is hard and lonely and if you take it seriously, you must invest…