Zakiya Jamal was born in Queens, raised in Long Island, and currently resides in Brooklyn. In other words, she’s a New Yorker through and through. She holds a BA in English from Georgetown University and a MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The New School. She currently works at Scholastic as the Trade Social Media Manager and has been published in Romper, BuzzFeed, People.com, Thought Catalog, and more. Her non-fiction essay about her Cuban grandmother will be published in the upcoming Latinx anthology, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed. You can find her on Twitter at @ZakiyaJamal.
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4 thoughts on “POLL: Where’s the best reading spot?”
Definitely the beach for me!! Sunbathing while reading on the beach is the best thing ever 🙂
Definitely the beach for me!! Sunbathing while reading on the beach is the best thing ever 🙂
I just hate how sand gets everywhere. I’m more of a by the pool person.
At a cafe! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey’s