About Acamea
Author. Educator. Uplifter.
Acamea is the author of the memoir, Daddy's Little Stranger, which was shortlisted for the Indiana Authors Award. Her prose has appeared in Bellevue Literary Review (Pushcart Prize nomination), North American Review (finalist for the Terry Tempest Williams Prize), StoryQuarterly, and elsewhere. Acamea’s media features include Cosmopolitan, Literary Hub, Bustle, TED Talks, and the Creative Nonfiction Podcast. Her 2019 book, Single That, received praise from Publishers Weekly.
Acamea holds an MFA from Randolph College, where she was selected as a Blackburn Fellow. She teaches creative writing at East-West University in Chicago.
Daddy's Little Stranger
Shortlisted for the Indiana Authors Award
"...Stunningly Intimate"
—Jane Wong, author of Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
"...Poetic, even when describing the mundane"
—The BookLife Prize
"...Masterful Prose"
—Jeremy Schraffenberger, Editor, North American Review
"...A piercing and powerful exploration"
—Danielle Ofri, Editor, Bellevue Literary Review, and author ofWhat Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine
Selected Publications
Additional Work
Read more of Acamea's writing, appearing in print and online.
The Right Words
The Day TLC Interrupted Our Apathy
Mad Love
Waiting for the World to End
Writer Resources
Services
Acamea has served as guest lecturer and taught writing workshops for univerisities, literary organizations and public libraries. She has also served as developmental editor for university professors, company CEOs, entrepreneurs, emerging writers and ghostwriting agencies.
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