Alecia McKenzie

Alecia MCKENZIE is a Jamaican-born writer, editor and artist currently based in Paris. Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel Sweetheart have both won Commonwealth literary prizes, and her most recent book (A Million Aunties) was longlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award). Alecia’s work as a visual artist has been featured in solo and group exhibitions internationally, including in Singapore, Paris, Kingston and London. She is currently working on a multimedia project combining poetry and painting.