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{{Short description|American novelist}}
'''Zakiya Dalila Harris''' (born October 20, 1992)<ref>{{Cite Instagram|user=zakiyadalilaharris|postid=Cj9hrCyAKc-|title=30. 🎉 I like it so far.|date=October 20, 2022|author=Zakiya Dalila Harris|access-date=August 22, 2023|archive-url=http://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/zakiyadalilaharris/2953665024083666750|archive-date=August 22, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American author. She is best known for her bestselling debut novel ''[[The Other Black Girl]]'', which was adapted into a [[The Other Black Girl (TV series)|television series]] for [[Hulu]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Other-Black-Girl/Zakiya-Dalila-Harris/9781982160135|title=The Other Black Girl|date=2021-06-01|isbn=978-1-9821-6013-5|language=en|last1=Harris |first1=Zakiya Dalila |publisher=Simon and Schuster }}</ref><ref name="deadline1">{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=August 4, 2022|title=Hulu Gives Series Order To 'The Other Black Girl' From Onyx Collective|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hulu-series-order-the-other-black-girl-1235085089/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=August 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804200625/https://deadline.com/2022/08/hulu-series-order-the-other-black-girl-1235085089/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Harris was born and raised in [[Hamden, Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lambeck|first=Linda Conner|date=October 25, 2021|title=She grew up in Hamden. Now Zakiya Dalila Harris is author of the bestseller 'The Other Black Girl'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hulu-series-order-the-other-black-girl-1235085089/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[New Haven Register]]|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025183327/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/She-grew-up-in-Hamden-Now-Zakiya-Dalila-Harris-16557682.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father, Frank Harris III, is a professor at [[Southern Connecticut State University]] and former journalist for the ''[[Hartford Courant]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Aisha |title=On Represent's Final Show, Two Generations of Journalists Discuss Covering Representation |url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/06/represents-final-episode-memories-a-quiz-and-aisha-harris-interviewing-dad-frank-harris-iii.html |website=Slate Magazine |access-date=30 December 2020 |language=en |date=8 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Harris III {{!}} Southern Connecticut State University |url=https://www.southernct.edu/directory/harrisf1 |website=www.southernct.edu |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris III |first1=Frank |title=Santa's Just The Way We Imagine |url=https://www.courant.com/opinion/hc-xpm-2013-12-18-hc-op-harris-santas-just-the-way-we-20131218-story.html |website=courant.com |date=18 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> Her sister is writer and [[NPR]] podcaster [[Aisha Harris]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Zakiya Dalila Harris And 'The Other Black Girl' : It's Been a Minute |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/999933219 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref>
Harris received her bachelor's degree from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and her MFA in nonfiction creative writing from [[The New School]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-05|title=Zakiya Dalila Harris: 'Publishing is such a spoofable world'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/05/zakiya-dalila-harris-publishing-is-such-a-spoofable-world|access-date=2021-08-31|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
==Career==
Harris spent nearly three years at [[Doubleday (publisher)|Knopf Doubleday]], an [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] of  [[Penguin Random House]], first as an editorial assistant then as assistant editor, before leaving to write her debut novel ''[[The Other Black Girl]]''. Her experiences working as an editor inspired the novel.<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|date=2021-05-23|title=Her Book Doesn't Go Easy on Publishing. Publishers Ate It Up.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/books/zakiya-dalila-harris-other-black-girl.html|access-date=2021-08-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Her essays and book reviews have appeared in ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'',  ''[[Guernica (magazine)|Guernica]]'', and ''[[The Rumpus]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zakiya Dalila Harris|url=https://www.esquire.com/author/233245/zakiya-dalila-harris/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110135446/https://www.esquire.com/author/233245/zakiya-dalila-harris/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' reported that [[Simon & Schuster]]'s [[Atria Publishing Group|Atria]] imprint won the rights to ''The Other Black Girl'' in a deal valued at more than $1 million after a bidding war between 14 publishers.<ref name="nytimes"/> ''The Other Black Girl'' was released on June 1, 2021 and received positive critical reception from outlets such as the ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' and ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/zakiya-dalila-harris/the-other-black-girl/|title=THE OTHER BLACK GIRL {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Review {{!}} 'The Other Black Girl' should be at the top of your summer reading list|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/other-black-girl-zakiya-dalila-harris-book-review/2021/06/09/bb7919f0-c923-11eb-a11b-6c6191ccd599_story.html|access-date=2021-09-02|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described it as "a glimpse into the publishing world and its original take on black professional women striving to hold on to their authentic selves and their stresses."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Regina|date=2021-06-16|title=The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris review – an audacious debut|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/16/the-other-black-girl-by-zakiya-dalila-harris-review-an-audacious-debut|access-date=2021-08-31|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
A [[The Other Black Girl (TV series)|television adaptation]] of the novel for [[Hulu]] was put into development in 2020 and later ordered to series in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=April 8, 2020|title=Hulu Strikes Overall Deal With Former Netflix Exec Tara Duncan & Sets Adaptation Of Zakiya Dalila Harris' Novel 'The Other Black Girl'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/hulu-overall-deal-tara-duncan-zakiya-dalila-harris-the-other-black-girl-1202903034/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408185911/https://deadline.com/2020/04/hulu-overall-deal-tara-duncan-zakiya-dalila-harris-the-other-black-girl-1202903034/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deadline1"/> The series is produced by [[Onyx Collective]] and [[Temple Hill Entertainment]]. Harris and [[Rashida Jones]], who both serve as executive producers on the series, co-wrote the pilot episode together.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=August 4, 2022|title=Hulu Orders Comedy Series 'The Other Black Girl' With Rashida Jones Producing|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hulu-onyx-collective-the-other-black-girl-1235332875/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=August 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804225329/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hulu-onyx-collective-the-other-black-girl-1235332875/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series stars Sinclair Daniel, [[Ashleigh Murray]], [[Brittany Adebumola]], [[Hunter Parrish]], [[Bellamy Young]], [[Eric McCormack]], and [[Garcelle Beauvais]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=October 31, 2022|title='The Other Black Girl': Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, Brittany Adebumola and Hunter Parrish Join Hulu Original Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/the-other-black-girl-sinclair-daniel-ashleigh-murray-brittany-adebumola-hunter-parrish-join-hulu-series-1235159116/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031201646/https://deadline.com/2022/10/the-other-black-girl-sinclair-daniel-ashleigh-murray-brittany-adebumola-hunter-parrish-join-hulu-series-1235159116/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Rice|first2=Lynette|date=November 3, 2022|title='The Other Black Girl': Eric McCormack & Bellamy Young Join Hulu Original Series From Onyx|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/the-other-black-girl-bellamy-young-eric-mccormack-hulu-original-series-1235162130/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103174618/https://deadline.com/2022/11/the-other-black-girl-bellamy-young-eric-mccormack-hulu-original-series-1235162130/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=December 13, 2022|title='The Other Black Girl': Garcelle Beauvais Joins Hulu Original Series|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/the-other-black-girl-garcelle-beauvais-hulu-original-series-1235197451/|access-date=August 22, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=December 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213203718/https://deadline.com/2022/12/the-other-black-girl-garcelle-beauvais-hulu-original-series-1235197451/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 10-episode first season of the series premiered on September 13, 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|date=July 18, 2023|title=Get a first look at Hulu's The Other Black Girl adaptation|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-other-black-girl-first-look-photos-hulu-premiere-date/|access-date=August 22, 2023|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230817193358/https://ew.com/tv/the-other-black-girl-first-look-photos-hulu-premiere-date/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Harris resides in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name="nytimes"/>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://zakiyadalilaharris.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hh-20y1yko 2022 interview with Harris]
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[[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni]]