Disquiet alum (’15) and guest (’17) has won the prestigious PEN/MALAMUD Award!

A little about Amina from the press release:

Amina Gautier is a prolific award-winning writer of short fiction. In myriad stories that captivate readers and critics alike, she complicates and illuminates the intersection of self and place, with characters who navigate the pitfalls and pleasures of claiming a complex identity in a world that at times seems to insist on simple answers. As Dolen Perkins-Valdez, a member of the PEN/Malamud selection committee, wrote, “Amina Gautier’s unwavering commitment to the short story reveals a writer in full control. And the form is the perfect vehicle for her intellect. Like a scientist who takes apart the human body and puts it back together again to understand how it works, Gautier is unafraid to examine heartbreak, but equally comfortable capturing triumph. Her stories, sweeping and elegant, sophisticated and daring, call the mind and heart to attention.”