Such a Fun Age (Reid) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1987
• Where—Los Angeles, California, USA
• Raised—Tucson, Arizona
• Education—Marymount Manhattan College; University of Arkansas, M.F.A., Iowa Writers' Workshop
• Currently—lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Kiley Reid was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She studied acting at Marymount Manhattan College and creative writing at the University of Arkansas. She recieved her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Reid's debut novel, Such a Fun Age (December 31, 2019) explores the relationship between a young black babysitter and her well-intentioned white employer. Within two weeks of its release, the novel ranked #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction list.

Reid, who spent six years caring for the children of wealthy Manhattanites, began the novel while applying to graduate school. She completed the book while earning her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop; both book and screen rights were acquired before she graduated.

During her time at the Iowa Workshop, she was awarded a Truman Capote Fellowship. She also taught undergraduate creative writing workshops with a focus on race and class.

Reid's short stories have been featured in Ploughshares, December, New South, and Lumina. Currently, she lives in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. (Adapted from Wikipedia. Retrieved 2/25/2020.)