Morgan Jerkins

Morgan Jerkins is a journalist, author and editor best known for her debut novel “This Will Be My Undoing.” Her debut novel has received widespread recognition and praise for its articulation of social dynamics. These are aspects that inform the reality of black women in America for hundreds of years. Written in the form of an essay collection, it made the long list for the Art of the Essay Award by the Diamonstein-Spielvogel/PEN organization was a Barnes & Noble Disover Pick, a New York Times Editor’s Choice and New York Times bestselling title. Porochista Khakpour called her a critic, a star, a scholar, a blessing and a force, while Roxane Gay called her a writer to be reckoned with. Her work has been featured in prominent publications including “The Guardian,” “The New York Times,” “Esquire,” “The New Yorker,” “Rolling Stone,” and “The Atlantic” among many others. Jerkins went to Princeton University and attended Writing seminars at Bennington College. For a time, she was the Associate Editor at Catapult and taught the MFA program at Columbia University. She still works as an editor and edits ZORA a magazine publication published by Medium.