Eve L. Ewing

Educator/Teacher, Writer/Editor

Eve L. Ewing is a writer, scholar, cultural organizer, Black girl from outer space, militant Chicagoan, and one million other things. She is the author of the poetry collection 1919 and the nonfiction work Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side. Her first book, the poetry collection Electric Arches, received awards from the American Library Association and the Poetry Society of America and was named one of the year's best books by NPR and the Chicago Tribune. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. She also currently writes the Champions series for Marvel Comics and previously wrote the acclaimed Ironheart series, as well as other projects. Maya and the Robot, her first book for young readers, is forthcoming in fall 2020 on Kokila Books (an imprint of Penguin Young Readers). With her co-writer Aaron Covington, she is currently adapting Electric Arches for television with AMC Studios. Ewing is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, where her research and teaching focus on race and education. She directs the Beyond Schools Lab, a small research group that explores the ways that seemingly non-educational issues impact the daily lives of young people. With Nate Marshall, Eve cofounded an annual free outdoor intergenerational festival called the Chicago Poetry Block Party, which is exactly what it sounds like.

Writing and reading. Getting all my people free. Especially children. Especially Black children. Especially Black children in Chicago.

“Poetry is not a luxury.” - Audre Lorde

afrofuturism, black feminism, chicago, poetry, public education, race, racism, schools, twitter

I like hoarding as many free snacks as possible at TED. I also like to leave the convention center and walk around outside.

knitting, Super Smash Bros Melee, baking