Cole Lavalais's avatar

  • Cole Lavalais
  • http://colelavalais.com
  • http://chicagowritersstudio.com
  • Cole's work can be found in the Chicago Tribune, Obsidian, Apogee, Warpland, Tidal Basin Review, Aquarius Press, and others. Her novel, Summer of the Cicadas was published by Willow Books in 2016. She is a fellow of the Kimbilio Center for Black Fiction, VONA and the Callaloo Writing Workshops. She holds a M.F.A. from Chicago State University and a Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Chicago. She has taught writing for over fourteen years and is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English at Chicago State University.
  • Twitter @colelavalais
  • Facebook drcolelavalais