About Cija

Baltimore County

Cija (pronounced Kia) Jefferson is a writer and the host of Writers & Words, a Baltimore reading series. She is the author of Sonic Memories (2016) , a collection of personal essays, and has been published in Baltimore Style, Yellow Arrow Journal, HelloGiggles, and The Conversation w/ Amanda de Cadenet. She earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from University of Baltimore and her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.  She teaches creative writing workshops and… more