Summary

Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Krystal A. Sital is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir SECRETS WE KEPT: Three Women of Trinidad (W.W.Norton 2018).

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Krystal was also the world literature editor at Riffle Books, the narrative nonfiction editor for the international journal The Missing Slate, the prose editor and book reviewer for Vine Leaves Literary Journal, and the editor for Mothers Always Write.

A mother to three tiny geniuses, she practices magic with them and her partner in the suburbs of New Jersey.

Education

• B.A., Creative w88 online casino betting and Psychology, minor in Women and Gender Studies, New Jersey City University
• MFA, w88 online casino betting Nonfiction, Hunter College