All of us at The Center for Fiction were so saddened to hear of the loss of Kimarlee Nguyen, one of our 2018 Emerging Writer Fellows. Kimarlee was such a joy in this world and an incredibly talented writer. We want to share this video of Kimarlee reading from fall of 2018. Our condolences go out to all of her friends and family. The world has lost a wonderful voice.
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