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Michelle Ajodah is a writer and creative professional based in Somerville, MA.

Originally from Larchmont, NY, she moved to New England to earn a BFA in Writing, Literature & Publishing from Emerson College and an MLA in Creative Writing & Literature from the Harvard Extension School.

She is a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at Porter Square Books and an alumna of GrubStreet's Novel Generator program. Her writing centers on ritual and myth in Guyanese families like her own.