About
Sandra Jackson-Opoku is the author of novels, The River Where Blood is Born and Hot Johnny (and the Women Who Loved Him). She also coedited the anthology Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks. Her fiction, nonfiction, poetry and dramatic works are widely published and produced, appearing in such outlets as African Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, Aunt Chloe Literary Magazine, New Daughters of Africa, Ms. Magazine, and more.
Professional recognition includes the Lifeline Theatre BIPOC Adaptation Showcase, an Atlantic Center for the Arts Playwright Fellowship, a Circle of Confusion Screenwriters Discovery Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fiction Fellowship, the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines Fiction Award for Younger Writers, an American Library Association Black Caucus Award for Fiction, a James Baldwin Fellowship from MacDowell Arts, an Esteemed Literary Artist Award from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, an Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, and nomination for a Pushcart Prize in Fiction. She presents her work in arts communities throughout the U.S. and worldwide.