Q & A with Tracy Brown

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Recently, Street Fiction interviewed urban fiction author Tracy Brown. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? I used to write for fun as a kid but never shared my writing with too many others out of fear that they would criticize it. So writing was a very personal … [Read more...]

Q & A with Mikal El-Amin

Street Fiction had the opportunity to interview author and publisher Mikal El-Amin from Double-Up Publishing. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? I was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina and have lived in several other states, with the bulk of my time … [Read more...]

Q & A with Marlon McCaulsky

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Street Fiction recently had the opportunity to interview urban fiction author Marlon McCaulsky. Marlon was born in Brooklyn, NY to Jamaican parents and raised in St. Petersburg, FL (Da Burg) and now lives in College Park, GA. He went to school in Tampa (IADT) for Computer Animation and that's where … [Read more...]

Q&A: Paul Volponi

Mr. Volponi is a writer, journalist and teacher living in New York City. For six years he taught incarcerated teens on Rikers Island to read and write, and for six years taught teens in drug day-treatment centers, influencing many of his novels. To learn more about him and his books, visit … [Read more...]

Q & A: Shelia M. Goss

Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? The Lip Gloss Chronicles is my first young adult series. I am the author of six women's fiction books. Besides writing, I love to read, travel and meet new people. One of my favorite things to do when I go to a new city is visit … [Read more...]

Yusuf and Zoe Woods

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Street Fiction recently interviewed Yusuf and Zoe Woods, authors of The Blood of My Brother series published by Man Up Publications. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? Yusuf: I believe the best way to define myself is by the words of Thomas Edison when he stated: … [Read more...]

Audio Interview with Wahida Clark

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Listen to this audio interview with urban fiction author Wahida Clark. In it, she discusses her current book, Thug Lovin', and some very interesting business advice that she received in prison. In addition to sharing stories about incarceration and writing, Ms. Clark also share how she give back to … [Read more...]

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Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? I was born and raised in Dallas and discovered a passion for writing as a child; I remember changing the words in certain songs to make them my own. I started off writing urban poetry but it just wasn't fulfilling enough so I … [Read more...]

Q.B. Wells

Tell me a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? I was moved to write because of the stories that were told through hip-hop music. In high school I had so much going on in my life and no way to articulate the experiences. I thought it was lame to write until I realized most … [Read more...]

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Tell us a little about yourself. How did you get started writing? Who am I? Nobody special, so I've been told. Just another brutha trying to come up in the urban literary game hopefully with a novella that's from a fresh and new perspective. I've always had a creative mind and would from time … [Read more...]