Nadia Misir is a coolie gyal who was born, raised and is still living in South Ozone Park, Queens. Her writing has been published in Poetry, Kweli, Papercuts, Open City Magazine, and No, Dear Mag. Her creative practice has been supported by fellowships from the Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Louis Armstrong House Museum, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, and others. She received her BA in English from SUNY Oswego and an MA in American studies from Columbia University. She also holds an MFA in fiction writing from Queens College, CUNY. She is in transit more often than she is at home. Her tuxedo cat, Keto, is her furry alarm clock.
