Kiese Laymon (M.F.A. ’02) received the prestigious “genius grant” in recognition of “Bearing witness to the myriad forms of violence that mark the Black experience in formally inventive fiction and nonfiction”
Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Kiese Laymon (M.F.A. ’02, Creative Writing) has been awarded a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, a prestigious national award that honors “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.”