KIINI IBURA SALAAM

 

Kiini Ibura Salaam is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Her first short story "How Far Have We Come?" was published in The Black Collegian magazine in 1991. Her second story "Rebellious Energy" was published in the African American Review in 1993.

After graduating from Spelman College in 1994, Kiini traveled to five countries as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and published "Of Wings, Nectar, & Ancestors" in Fertile Ground literary journal. In 1997, her short story "MalKai�s Last Seduction" (which was included in Dark Eros, a collection of erotica) received mention in a Publishers Weekly review. Also in 1997, her essays "Brothers Are" and "A New Understanding" were included in Men We Cherish and Father Songs, respectively.

The March 2000 issue of Essence magazine featured her article "Navigating to No", causing a flurry of radio and television interviews. Most recently, her short story "At Life�s Limits" was included in Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora.

In 2001, Kiini was one of ten authors who contributed the collaborative novel When Butterflies Kiss and her essay "No," was included in Ms. magazine's June/July 2001 issue. Kiini regularly leaves the country to devote time to her writing. She is currently crafting Big Boned, her first novel, and Lust Heals, a collection of erotic short stories. She is the author of the KIS.list, a weekly e-report on life as a writer.

Kiini Ibura Salaam intends to be one of the most important authors of the 21st-century. She lives in Brooklyn.