‘Pemi Aguda

Alumni-in-Residence

‘Pemi Aguda is from Lagos, Nigeria. A MacDowell fellow and Miami Book Fair fellow, her writing has been published in Granta, Ploughshares, Zoetrope, and more, and has been awarded O. Henry Prizes for Short Fiction. W. W. Norton, Virago, and Masobe Books will publish her debut story collection, Ghostroots, in 2024.

‘Pemi Aguda will facilitate a One-Day Intensive experience, offer a craft session for weeklong workshop participants, join an afternoon alumni panel, and give an evening reading.