Nafkote Tamirat

Nafkote Tamirat (she/her) is a novelist, short story writer, teacher, and translator. An Ethiopian-American who was raised in Boston and now lives in Paris, her goal as a writer and teacher is to help amplify the unique storytelling voices and styles of writers from multiple linguistic, cultural, and creative backgrounds and traditions. The right to make and experience art does not belong solely to the monetarily and historically privileged, and she strives to integrate this ethos into her coaching and teaching practices.

Her first novel, The Parking Lot Attendant, was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her second book, Teret Teret, will be published in 2027.