Kaitlyn Greenidge is a highly accomplished literary fiction author and New York Times columnist. She gained critical acclaim with her debut novel, "We Love You, Charlie Freeman," published in 2016 by Algonquin Books. The novel was met with widespread praise, with Booklist describing it as "wondrous" and Buzzfeed featuring it on their list of the Top 10 Books by the New York Times Critics. Greenidge's writing often explores themes of culture and race, and she has contributed essays to a variety of prominent publications, including "American Short Fiction," "Vogue," "The Believer," "Glamour," "Virginia Quarterly Review," the "Wall Street Journal," "Transition Magazine," "Elle," and "Buzzfeed."
Greenidge has received numerous fellowships in support of her writing, including from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Whiting Foundation. During her fellowship at Harvard, she worked on an untitled novel that chronicled the life and times of New York State's first black female doctor, Susan Smith McKinney Steward. This novel delved into themes of black liberation, motherhood, romantic love, mental illness, Haitian voodoo, and healing practices. Greenidge's work has been published in several literary journals, including "At Length," "Fortnight Journal," "Green Mountains Review," "Afrobeat Journal," the "Tottenville Review," and "American Short Fiction." She holds an MFA from Hunter College and has received numerous accolades for her writing, including the Hertog Fellowship and the Bernard Cohen Short Story Prize. Greenidge is originally from Boston but now resides in Brooklyn.