Alexis M. Wright
Writer. Editor. Educator
About
Alexis M. Wright is represented by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory.
She is a fourth-generation Californian currently living in Massachusetts. Her writing, which most recently has found its home in the lyric essay, is driven by a desire to find the right container for every story. Described as observant, sharp, and gracefully pared-down, her writing explores themes of membership, duality, and the ways generational memory shapes our sense of self.
As a freelance writer, her work humanizes content, making it more accessible and impactful. She also teaches creative writing at GrubStreet, The Loft Literary Center, and midnight & indigo, where she creates an inclusive and dynamic learning environment. Alexis is particularly well-suited to work with writers navigating complex identities or integrating personal experiences into broader cultural and historical contexts.
A recent Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2023, her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Common, Black Lawrence Press, The Maine Review, and Shenandoah. She earned her MFA from the University of San Francisco and is currently working on a memoir in essays that explores family estrangement, lying, and the complex tension between truth and survival in the search for belonging.
Classes
The Loft Literary Center
Winter & Summer 2025
Discovering the Lyric Essay: Writing Against the Norm
midnight & indigo
Winter 2025
Writing Lyric Essays for Radical Black Truth-Telling
Publications
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Selected Publications
+ “How I Learned to Read: An Abecedarian Primer”: Shenandoah (Spring 2025)
+ "Reduce, Recycle, Reuse": The Main Review (Issue 10.2)
+ "The Disney Look": Anthology: Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: Myths, Legends, and Other Lies You’ve Been Told about Black Women (Black Lawrence Press, 2024)
+ "Which One is the Lifeline?" : The Common: A Modern Sense of Place (Issue 24, 2022)
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Awards & Recognition
+ Vermont Studio Center Fellowship (2026)
+ Tin House Reader Fellowship, 2024
+ Finalist for the 2023 CRAFT Memoir Excerpt & Essay Contest
+ “Which One is the Lifeline?” named a Notable Essay of 2022 in Best American Essays 2023
+ Tin House Scholar, summer 2023
+ Contributor Award, 2023, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
+ Author Fellowship, Anaphora Writing Residency, 2022
+ 1st place in Nonfiction for Writer on the Verge: Litquake Writing Contest 2016, San Francisco