Morgan Jerkins was born on 1992 and is an American writer and editor.
11 Facts About Morgan Jerkins
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Morgan Jerkins's debut book, This Will Be My Undoing, a collection of nonfiction essays, was a New York Times bestseller.
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Morgan Jerkins is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University.
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Morgan Jerkins has an older sister, and is the niece of music producers Fred Jerkins III and Rodney Jerkins.
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Morgan Jerkins began writing at the age of 14 as an outlet for her experiences with bullying in school.
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Morgan Jerkins planned to move to New York after graduation, but had difficulty finding a job in the publishing industry despite her degree in comparative literature, for which she said she learned five languages.
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Morgan Jerkins attended the Bennington Writing Seminars for her MFA.
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Morgan Jerkins was a senior editor for Zora, a culture website for women of color published by Medium.
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In January 2020, Morgan Jerkins led the assembly of The Zora Canon, a list of 100 great works by Black women writers.
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Morgan Jerkins left the position in February 2021, and was named senior culture editor of The Undefeated in March 2021.
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In 2021, Morgan Jerkins appeared on Storybound alongside the band French Cassettes.