Alexia Arthurs
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Alexia Arthurs is a Jamaican American writer known for her intimate, emotionally nuanced stories exploring migration, identity, family, love, and the complexities of belonging between cultures. Born and raised in Jamaica, she later moved to the United States, where she studied at the University of Iowa and earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her debut short-story collection, How to Love a Jamaican (2018), examines the experiences of Jamaicans living both on the island and abroad, portraying the tensions between cultural tradition and personal freedom. Through vivid characters and sensitive storytelling, Arthurs explores race, sexuality, religion, and the emotional consequences of leaving home. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker and The Paris Review, establishing her as a distinctive voice in contemporary Caribbean and diasporic literature.
