Named a "Writer to Watch" by CBC Books and Shondaland, CHRISTINA COOKE is the author of Broughtupsy – selected as a best book of 2024 by Elle and Debutiful as well as recommended reading by The Atlantic, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan UK, LitHub, Electric Literature, and more. A Journey Prize winner and MacDowell fellow, she holds a Master of Arts from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Born in Jamaica, Christina is now a Canadian citizen who splits her time between the Hudson Valley and New York City.