Isaiah Hunt
Hopkins Post-Graduate Fellow
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Background
When Isaiah isn’t studying Pan-African history or obsessing over 90s and Y2K culture, he is teaching Fiction Writing and Afrofuturism at John Carroll University as a Hopkins Fellow. He is currently working on a collection of linked stories that focuses on the entertainment industry, commercialism, Black cyberculture, and R&B, along with a companion novel set in a near-future Cleveland. He received his MFA from Northeast Ohio Masters of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) in ‘22, is one of the recipients of the Ohio Arts Council Award for Fiction in ‘24 and is a Clarion West ‘24 alumni. You can find his stories in Obsidian Lit, Earth 2100 Anthology, NUNUM, Catchwater Magazine, forthcoming on NeoSolarZine, and elsewhere. You can find them all through his instagram bio: Casual.dreamAreas of Expertise
- Afrofuturism
- cyberpunk
- African American History
- hip hop and RnB culture (90s)
Research Interests
Research interests include Afrofuturism, cyberpunk, Pan-Africanism, celebrity culture, 90s and Y2K culture
Education
Cuyahoga Community College. Associate of Arts Kent State University. Bachelors in English Kent State University. Master of Fine ArtsCourses Taught
Intro to Afrofuturism, Intro to Fiction Writing, Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop, Intro to Creative Writing, Advanced Creative WritingPublications
“I Saw an Alien Today” Camel Coat Press. 2019.
“Wishful Thinking” Luna Negra. 2021.
“Universe On a Stick” On the Run. 2022.
“My Story, My Metallurgy” Writer’s Read (Formerly Read650). 2023.
“That Time I Found a Star in My Backyard” Kent State University Press. 2023.
“A Recipe for Demonte” Black Moon Magazine. 2023.
“What if Tomorrow, History is Erased?” What if Tomorrow. 2023.
“Jupiter Jumps” Catchwater Magazine. 2023.
“Arcade Juju” Other Worlds Ink. 2024.
“As Below, So Above” NUNUM. 2024.
“Momma’s Boy” Obsidian Literature. 2025.
“The Chophouse” NeoSolarZine. Forthcoming. 2025.
