ABOUT
Sarah Blake is currently a PhD candidate at Kingston University. She got her BA in Mathematics from The College of New Jersey, her MA in English from The University of Texas at Austin, and her MFA in Creative Writing from The Pennsylvania State University.
In 2019, she moved to the UK, published her first novel, and then her mother died. Rebuilding her life in a new country has been endlessly surprising, and she writes about these strange years in her Substack, The Vulgar American.
More of her writing can be read around the internet. A few of her short stories are at Short Édition, Lost Balloon, and Judith Magazine. Her interviews (as interviewer) are at The Chicago Review of Books and The Rumpus. Her chapbook of poems, Named After Death, was published alongside a workbook for adults, filled with activities and writing prompts.
To celebrate the release of her second novel, Clean Air, Blake worked with computer programmer, Maxi Schell, to design a small video game.
One poem from Mr. West, “A Day at the Mall Reminds Me of America,” was selected by director Ayse Altinok to be made into a short film for Motionpoems.
For the most up-to-date information about Blake's publications, readings, and other events, follow her on Instagram or subscribe to her Substack.