Chesya Burke
- Writer
Dr. Chesya Burke is known for Under Their Skin (2022). She is represented by Sukee Chew and Katrina Escudero of Sugar23.
Burke is an Assistant Professor of English and U.S. Literatures and Director of Africana Studies. She is one of a few Black women actively creating horror, dark fiction, and Afrofuturism. Having published over a hundred stories and articles, her primary areas of interest center the intersections of race, gender and genre. Her story collection, Let's Play White, is being taught in universities around the world.
Burke is an Assistant Professor of English and U.S. Literatures and Director of Africana Studies. She is one of a few Black women actively creating horror, dark fiction, and Afrofuturism. Having published over a hundred stories and articles, her primary areas of interest center the intersections of race, gender and genre. Her story collection, Let's Play White, is being taught in universities around the world.