Missouri-born Jeri Brown is an African American writer, arts journalist, poet, playwright, producer, educator, and performer. Brown had a brush with trauma when she was eleven and ever since has been fascinated by children who survive and overcome accidents, physical assaults, natural disasters, prejudice, and injustice with the help of fantasy. Brown's wide range of topics encompasses social justice, resilience, and improvisation. Brown's writings have been recognized in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Jeri Brown is the author of Skin Folk, a myriad of written stems and shapes about kin (adult, family, e-book: Jongleur Publishing) and They Won't Believe You: Dolena's Journey (adult, true crime e-book: Jongleur Publishing), and has 16 award-winning albums to her credit.www.jeribrown.com
