Stephani Maari Booker, September - October 2026

Photo by Anna Min

Stephani Maari Booker is surviving the fire, plague and wrath of 2020s Minneapolis, MN, by creating works for the page and the stage in which she wrestles with her multiple marginalized identities: African American, lesbian, lower-class and nerdy.

She is a recipient of a 2024 McKnight Fellowship for Writers Administered by the Loft and a 2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individuals Grant. She has poetry, nonfiction and science fiction in many publications.

Visit Stephanie’s website here.