Zakiya Moore
Writer, Storyteller
Zakiya’s Writing Approach
My writing is driven by emotions and spiritual impulses, so the process of creating is a meditation for me.
In exploration for what spiritual healing looks like, my writing explores the hidden aspects of life. I must reflect on the unseen and the intuitive with writing serving as a medium. Intertwined with the “as above, so below” concept, I aim to find life’s meaning through the beautiful: paradise, gardens, nature, love, the arts, and so much more.
My Philosophy
Influenced by the infamous quote by Toni Morrison, “Write what you don’t know”, I expand on what she meant. Even writing an autobiography, she said, writers with this mentality can write from the perspective of the stranger.
For me, this stranger is what I call the observer, our spiritual eye. When we look at life through this lens, it forces us to ask questions. Those questions, I propose, are keys to the soul.
Professional Writing History
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Anaphora Arts Fellowship: 2024
Fiction Fellow at Wild Seeds’ workshop, The Center of Black Literature: 2023
Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow Scholarship: 2022
East Bay/Oakland Relief Fund for Individuals in the Arts Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation: 2020
“Diverse Voices in Storytelling” Scholarship, United Negro College Fund: 2019
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Coming soon.
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Dairy Hollow Chinwag, Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow: 2023
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