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Jervey Tervalon

Jervey Tervalon was born in New Orleans and raised in Los Angeles, and got his MFA in Creative Writing from UC Irvine. He is the author of six books including Understanding This, for which he won the Quality Paper Book Club’s New Voices Award. Currently he is the Executive Director of “Literature for Life,” an educational advocacy organization, and Creative Director of The Pasadena LitFest. His latest novel is Monster’s Chef.

Articles

The Mystery of the Dead Alligator Hanging from the Street Light One Foggy Night on 2nd Ave
Jervey Tervalon continues his memoir in vignettes.
Jervey TervalonDec 11, 2021
Don’t Ever Ask a Great Actor for Marital Advice
Jervey Tervalon continues his memoir in vignettes.
Jervey TervalonNov 27, 2021
On Race Like We Do
Jervey TervalonNov 20, 2021
On Race (and fuck you for asking)
Jervey TervalonNov 13, 2021
The BBC Called Again, This Time About Meghan Markle
Jervey TervalonNov 6, 2021
Colette Liu Tervalon Arrives on the Scene
Jervey TervalonOct 30, 2021
I Don't Want to Have to Think
Jervey TervalonOct 23, 2021
Mountain Run on Mo Gan Shan
Jervey TervalonOct 16, 2021
The Cult of Light Skinnedness
Jervey TervalonOct 9, 2021
Albino Boy
Jervey TervalonOct 2, 2021
Martha 1978
Jervey TervalonSep 25, 2021
A Read on the Rebellion
Jervey TervalonSep 18, 2021
The Grim Sleeper Becomes My Thing
Jervey TervalonSep 11, 2021
Introduction to Tanning Etiquette in the Wonder Bread World
Jervey TervalonSep 4, 2021
How We Rolled
Jervey TervalonAug 28, 2021
Holy Name of Jesus Christ I Wept Elementary
Jervey TervalonAug 21, 2021