.Writers.on.Writing.

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.W.o.W. #20

Keshni Naicker Washington

Who is your greatest writing influence?

My primary school English teacher, Mrs. K. Pillay. She believed in me and my writing when I was only a child and long before I believed in myself. She undoubtedly nourished seeds that would have otherwise wasted away inside me.

What does your inner writing voice tell you?

One day, someone will read my stories and feel less alone or less sad. I will be able to pay forward the gift that so many authors gave to me.

How did you first publish your writing and what was it?

This is my debut publication and I am so grateful to Yellow Arrow Publishing for this very meaningful moment in any writer’s life.

Keshni’s writings are influenced by her upbringing in South Africa as well as the city she currently calls home, Washington, D.C. Both locations play a prominent role within “Alien” from Yellow Arrow Journal’s (Re)Formation issue as well as in our A Reformative (Re)Formation Reading. You can find out more about her at keshniwashington.com or on Instagram @knwauthor. Keshni also has a podcast, The Signal Fire Series, and runs the @immigrantsofthedmv Instagram initiative for KAMA DC.