personal essays

A Map is Only One Story out Feb. 11!

I’m thrilled to have an essay included in this beautiful anthology from Catapult Books, edited by Nicole Chung and Mensah Demary. The collection launches Feb. 11, but you can pre-order online now from Catapult, or your favorite indie bookseller.

From the publisher:

In the first published anthology of writing from Catapult magazine, twenty writers share stories of migration, family, the search for home and belonging, and what it means to exist between languages and cultures

From rediscovering an ancestral village in China to experiencing the realities of American life as a Nigerian, the search for belonging crosses borders and generations. Selected from the archives of Catapult magazine, the essays in A Map Is Only One Story highlight the human side of immigration policies and polarized rhetoric, as twenty writers share provocative personal stories of existing between languages and cultures.

AMIOOS_Twitter Banner_Alwan.jpg