About Acamea
Author. Educator. Uplifter.
Acamea is the author of the memoir, Daddy's Little Stranger, which has been featured by Literary Hub, The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, and deemed “arresting” by The BookLife Prize. Her prose has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Bellevue Literary Review, as well as published in North American Review—where she was named a finalist for the 2023 Terry Tempest Williams Prize in Creative Nonfiction, and elsewhere. Acamea’s media features include Cosmopolitan, Bustle, TED Talks, and the FOX television network. Her 2019 book, Single That, received praise from Publishers Weekly.
Acamea holds an MFA from Randolph College—where she was selected as a Blackburn Fellow. She teaches creative writing at East-West University in Chicago.
Daddy's Little Stranger
"...Stunningly Intimate"
—Jane Wong, author of Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
"...Masterful Prose"
—Jeremy Schraffenberger, Editor, North American Review
"...A piercing and powerful exploration"
—Danielle Ofri, Editor, Bellevue Literary Review, and author ofWhat Doctors Feel: How Emotions Affect the Practice of Medicine
"...Stirring"
—The BookLife Prize
Selected Publications
Additional Work
Read more of Acamea's writing, appearing in print and online.
The Day TLC Interrupted Our Apathy
'68 to '05 - A playlist project from Hanif Abdurraqib
Mad Love
Waiting for the World to End
Writer Resources
Services
Acamea has taught writing workshops for several literary organizations and public libraries. She has also served as developmental editor for university professors, company CEOs, entrepreneurs, emerging writers and ghostwriting agencies.
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