Debra Stone

Debra J Stone is a writer of essays, poetry, and fiction. She is a Jerome Hill Arts Fellow in Literature 2023-25 and The Loft Mirrors and Windows Fellow 2023 for writing books for BIPOC children and young adults. Her work has been published in Blue Earth Review, Indiana Review, Jarnal Literary Journal, Brooklyn Review, Under the Gum Tree, Random Sample Review, Green Mountains Review (GMR), About Place Journal, Saint Paul Almanac, and forthcoming in other literary journals. 

She’s received residencies at Storyknife Writers Residency in Homer Alaska, the Vermont Studio Center, Callaloo, The Anderson Center, New York Mills Arts Residency, Tofte Lake Center Arts Residency, and is a Kimbilio Fellow. Blue Earth Review contest nominated her creative nonfiction work, Grandpa Turner, honorable mention. Sundress Publishers nominated her essay, Grandma Essie’s Vanilla Poundcake, Best of the Net, judged by Hanif Abdurraquib in 2019 and in 2021 her short fiction, year-of-staying–in place, was Best of Net and Pushcart nominated. 

Debra is the former chair of the board of directors for the non-profit literary publisher Graywolf Press in Minneapolis. Currently, she is board member of the Hennepin History Museum. Debra’s novel, The House on Rondo, is published by the University of Minnesota Press. She resides in Minneapolis with her husband and Ruby ACD, Red Heeler. https://www.debrajeannestone.com and debra2036 Instagram