Eve Ewing
American writer, artist and academic (born 1986)
Eve Louise Ewing (born 1986) is an American sociologist, author, poet, and visual artist from Chicago, Illinois. Ewing is an associate professor at the University of Chicago. Her academic research in the sociology of education includes her 2018 book, Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side, a study of school closures in Chicago. She is the former editor at Seven Scribes and the author of the poetry collection Electric Arches, which was released in September 2017. In 2019, she published 1919, a poetry collection centered around the Chicago race riot of 1919. Additionally, Ewing is the author of the Ironheart comic book series for Marvel.
Early life and education
Ewing grew up in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Her mother worked as a radio reporter and producer and her father as an artist. Ewing attended Northside College Preparatory High School. She was a part of Young Chicago Authors.
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