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Debra J Stone is a writer of essays, poetry, and fiction. She is a Jerome Hill Arts Fellow in Literature 2023-2025 and The Loft Mirrors and Windows Fellow 2023 for writing books for BIPOC children and young adults. Her debut novel, The House on Rondo, about the 1963 destruction of the Saint Paul Black neighborhood of where close family members lives, will be released summer of 2025 (University of Minnesota Press). Additional short stories, essays and poetry can be found in these publications: Blue Earth Review, Indiana Review, Jarnal Literary Journal, Brooklyn Review, Under the Gum Tree, Random Sample Review (online), Green Mountains Review (GMR), About Place Journal (online), Saint Paul Almanac, and forthcoming in other literary journals. She’s received residencies at Story knife, Vermont Studio Center, Callaloo, The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, New York Mills Arts Residency, Tofte Lake Center Arts Residency, and is a Kimbilio Fellow. Sundress Publishers nominated her essay, Grandma Essie’s Vanilla Poundcake, Best of the Net, judged by Hanif Abdurraquib in 2019 and in 2021 her essay, year-of- staying–in place, was Best of Net and Pushcart nominated. Debra is a board member of Hennepin History Museum and the former board chair of directors for the non-profit literary publisher Graywolf Press in Minneapolis. She resides in Minneapolis with her husband, personal software troubleshooter and Australian Red Heeler Cattle dog, Ruby. https://www.debrajeannestone.com and debra2036 Instagram

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Debra is currently writing a short story collection about her childhood neighborhood on the Northside of Minneapolis called Russell Avenue Kids. She is a 2023-2025 Jerome Hill Arts Fellow in Literature, essayist, poet and novel author. Her debut novel, The House on Rondo, about the 1963 destruction of the Saint Paul Black community of Rondo Avenue, will be released summer of 2025 (University of Minnesota Press). More of her work has been published by Blue Earth Review, Indiana Review, Green Mountains Review, Under the Gum Tree, and other literary journals. In 2021 her poem, year-of- staying–in place, was nominated Best of Net and Pushcart nominated. She is a board member of the Hennepin History Museum. Debra is married and resides in Minneapolis.