Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon is an African-American author. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, Buckhannon received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago, and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New School University. Buckhanon's first novel, Upstate, was published in 2006 by St....

 (born 1977) is an African-American author. Born in Kankakee, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, Buckhannon received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 from the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

, and a Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Creative Writing from New School University. Buckhanon's first novel, Upstate, was published in 2006 by St. Martin's Press

St. Martin's Press

St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...

. It tells the story of a young New York couple, and won an award from the American Library Association. In 2008, her second novel Conception was published, again by St. Martin's Press.