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A.K. Herman

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Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
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Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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July 2024


A. K. Herman is a poet and fiction author, born in Scarborough, Tobago. A. K.’s story collection, How to Lose at Longing, is forthcoming in October 2026. She has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and her debut collection, The Believers, was shortlisted for the 2025 OCM BOCAS Prize in Caribbean Literature, Fiction. A. K.’s writing appears in various print and online journals, including Doek! Literary Journal, the Waterstone Review, Lolwe, Shenandoah Literary Journal, and others. A. K. lives in Brooklyn.

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A.K. Herman answered Idea Smith's question:
Hello, I’m reading an ARC of your new collection of short stories and I enjoyed the first one. But I can’t see the title listed here. Could you please make it available for reviews? Thank you!
Thank you for reading. Ill add it. Take care, AK
Apr 10, 2026 11:06AM  · 
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