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Arriel Vinson is a Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow and Midwesterner who writes about being young, Black, and in search of freedom. She earned her MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in Kweli Journal, Catapult, The Rumpus, Waxwing, and others. Arriel is also a Tin House YA Scholar, Highlights Foundation scholarship recipient, and 2020 Walter Grant recipient. Under the Neon Lights, a YA novel-in-verse, is her debut. You can connect with her on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky @arriwrites.
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Arriel Vinson I am! I'm nowhere as good as Jaelyn, but I can skate forward, backward, and do a few little tricks. I grew up going to the skating rink and have alway…moreI am! I'm nowhere as good as Jaelyn, but I can skate forward, backward, and do a few little tricks. I grew up going to the skating rink and have always loved how cool it looks and feels. (less)
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