This legit feels surreal. Thank you to Margeaux Weston who worked with me on this essay. My second essay ever after struggling with my work. It affirmed me in ways that keep me profusely musing today. Like a dear friend of the Estuary said: what an encapsulation for the work you do. This title is my artist statement.
In 2020 I said during FIYAHCON I wanted to be a nominee/winner while I celebrating the phenomenal creatives and homies. In a year of many no’s and transitions I am honored to be an IGNYTE AWARD WINNER for my creative non-fiction. 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉The winner of the 2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction is:
THE MAGIC IS IN THE ROOTS: CULTURAL RECONNECTION THROUGH MAGICAL REALISM by Lysz Flo (FIYAH)
#Ignytes2024 thank you to @fiyahlitmag for allowing me this opportunity to challenge myself I was going through a hard time in my writing sphere and this piece reinforced my resolve. Thank you to community and opportunities and shoutout to the nominees, award winners, and everyone creating and nurturing these spaces for Black and Indigenous and People of Color. Thank thank thank you and y’all go read it in issue #25. https://fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue-25/ #awardwinning #speculativefiction
