Christina Cooke

#bocas2026

Biography

Named a “Writer to Watch” by CBC Books and Shondaland, Christina Cooke is the author of Broughtupsy – named a “Best Book of 2024” by Elle, Electric Literature, CBC Books, and Debutiful, in addition to being named a must-read title by over 30 outlets including Vogue, The Atlantic, Harper’s Bazaar, and Kobo. A MacDowell fellow and Journey Prize winner, she holds a Master of Arts from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and has been named the inaugural Poets & Writers Fellow at Vermont Studio Center. Her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in The Caribbean Writer, PRISM international, Prairie Schooner, Electric Literature, LitHub, and others. Born in Jamaica, Christina is now a Canadian citizen who lives and writes in New York City.

Years Attended

2025 Adult’s Festival Participant, 2026 Adult's Festival Participant

Christina Cooke

Author
Canada, Jamaica
Events Featuring Christina Cooke
2026
Take Two: Karen Barrow and Christina Cooke
Festival Programme Event
Fiction, Take Two Event
Event Date: May 3, 2026 @ 2:00 pm
Old Fire Station
2026
WE LIT Workshop: Finding Your Voice, with Christina Cooke
Festival Programme, Youth Festival Programme Event
WE LIT, Workshop Event
Event Date: May 1, 2026 @ 12:30 pm
1st Floor Seminar Room