Dr. Nadia Alexis is a poet, photographer, and educator born in Harlem, NYC, to Haitian immigrants. Her debut full-length collection, Beyond the Watershed, combining poetry and photography, is forthcoming from CavanKerry Press in Spring 2025 and was a finalist for the Ghost Peach Press Prize. Her work has appeared in many publications including Poets & Writers, The Global South, Indiana Review, Shenandoah, and Wild Imperfections: An Anthology of Womanist Poems. Dr. Alexis has also received numerous accolades, including Poet of the Year from the Haitian Creatives Digital Awards, an Artist Mini-Grant and Literary Arts Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the Vance Fellowship from the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, and the Mississippi STAR Teacher Award. Her photography has been exhibited internationally. Dr. Alexis holds an MFA in Creative Writing – Poetry and a PhD in English – Creative Writing Concentration from the University of Mississippi and has taught courses in creative writing, American literature, and African American nature writing. An educator of over 8 years, she is dedicated to mentoring writers of all ages and backgrounds.