My work.
I publish books that are created for and by Black girls, women, and youth.
Publications
How We Take Up Space
Publisher
An anthology featuring memories, stories, and poems on spatial justice written by women.
Boston Art Review
Guest Editor and Board Member
This issue contains subtle demarcations of time throughout its pages: A presidential election punctuates a conversation between Gabriel Sosa and Danielle Abrams; Jenna Crowder examines a revolution on its tenth anniversary; Erin Genia offers a timeline of colonialist decline; and several writers note the months in which they penned their stories to contextualize their text.
Taken together, the following pages offer a glimpse back at how the uneven progression of time shaped our understanding of the world around us. During the production cycle for this issue, our volunteer editorial board grew with the additions of editor-at-large Leah Triplett Harrington and editorial assistant Maya Rubio. At the same time, writer, poet, and educator Nakia Hill tackled curating a section of Issue 06 dedicated to celebrating Black creators. Homing in on our city, she presents Revel in Black Excellence, which composes nearly half of Issue 06, as a site for Boston-based Black writers and artists to take up space and share their voices. Though the personal essays, conversations, and critical perspectives in this section cover a range of subject matter, their messages exist in dialogue with one another. We as readers are simply invited to listen and learn.
This issue contains subtle demarcations of time throughout its pages: A presidential election punctuates a conversation between Gabriel Sosa and Danielle Abrams; Jenna Crowder examines a revolution on its tenth anniversary; Erin Genia offers a timeline of colonialist decline; and several writers note the months in which they penned their stories to contextualize their text. Taken together, the following pages offer a glimpse back at how the uneven progression of time shaped our understanding of the world around us. During the production cycle for this issue, our volunteer editorial board grew with the additions of editor-at-large Leah Triplett Harrington and editorial assistant Maya Rubio. At the same time, writer, poet, and educator Nakia Hill tackled curating a section of Issue 06 dedicated to celebrating Black creators. Homing in on our city, she presents Revel in Black Excellence, which composes nearly half of Issue 06, as a site for Boston-based Black writers and artists to take up space and share their voices. Though the personal essays, conversations, and critical perspectives in this section cover a range of subject matter, their messages exist in dialogue with one another. We as readers are simply invited to listen and learn.
How We May Appear
Publication Director
In How We May Appear—the first book from 826 Boston’s Youth Literary Advisory Board (YLAB)—readers will discover more than 30 poems, essays, and narratives on self-identity from students all across Boston.
Heels into the Soil: Stories & Poems Resisting the Silence
Program and book project director
An anthology written by members of the International Women's Writing Guild mentorship program
I Still Did It
Editor
An intergenerational anthology featuring resilience stories written by girls and women of color ages 10-88 in Boston.
Water Carrier
Author
Inspired by Solange’s A Seat at the Table, Water Carrier is Nakia’s debut collection of poetry. This intimate body of work is raw and heartfelt.
Editorial
Journalism is one of my earliest loves.
Seven short essays about life during the pandemic
Boston Globe
My alarm sounds at 8:15 a.m. I open my eyes and take a deep breath. I wiggle my toes and move my legs. I do this religiously every morning. Today, marks day 74 of staying at home. My mornings are filled with reading biblical scripture, meditation, breathing in the scents of a hanging eucalyptus branch in the shower, and making tea before I log into my computer to work. After an hour-and-a-half Zoom meeting, I decided to take a long walk to the post office and grab a fresh bouquet of burnt orange ranunculus flowers. I embrace the warm sun beaming on my face. I feel joy. I feel at peace.
Detroit’s BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival Invites Artists to Paint the City’s Streets
Fodor's Travel
When you think of Detroit, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps you think of Motown and how the city saw this iconic label’s first recording studio and headquarters. Maybe you think of Detroit’s history as having once been a booming hub for the automotive industry, which eventually caused the city’s economy and housing market to take a major hit, forcing natives to abandon their homes and businesses and leave the city. Or, maybe you think of the influence of African American culture wrapping its arms around the city, breathing life into Detroit’s culture and culinary scenes. Whatever you think of, there is beauty to be found in this historic Michigan city.
Projects
Double Elvis Productions
Here Comes the Break script writer and lead interviewer ⦁ Sensitivity Reader
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As a writer, my work focuses on how women can use writing as a tool for healing and advocacy.
Nakia Hill
