A’Ja Lyons is a writer and historian from the Gulf Coast currently residing in the Upper Midwest. She is a graduate student at Iowa State University’s Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Environment program. She is the founder of Griot Gang, a summer creative writing workshop for Black graduate English students. A’Ja is the proud mother of a highly athletically gifted and animal-loving child. When not writing, A’Ja can be found at local theater productions, art shows, or hiking at Central Iowa nature preserves.
A'Ja Lyons
Writer, performer, historian, and lifelong learner
A'Ja Lyons 