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Stefan Bindley-Taylor is a Trinidadian-American author, musician, and educator born and raised in Maryland. His stories balance absurdist humor with real emotion to showcase characters from the Caribbean diaspora through a nuanced, humorous, and humane lens. He draws inspiration from both classic and contemporary Caribbean authors, and his writing explores how the visions, philosophies, and ideals of post-independence scholars and authors apply to the modern world and the diasporic experience.
Outside of writing, Stefan has been a performing musician for over a decade. He writes and performs in a punk project called FISHLORD and an alternative hip-hop project called Nafets. He has amassed over 8 million streams worldwide between the two projects and landed sync placements with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, BET+, The CW, and more.
He currently splits his time between New York City and Virginia and is pursuing his M.F.A at the University of Virginia.
Awards
2024 BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Caribbean-American Writer Prize Winner
2024 Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize Shortlist
2023 PEN Emerging Voices Finalist
2022 HBO Insecure Raedio Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner
The Trouble with the Dog - via Brooklyn Rail & NY Carib News November, 2024
Wrinkle Release - via adda, July 26th, 2024
Published Works
The Trouble with the Dog - via Brooklyn Rail November, 2024
Recent Work (Writing)
Wrinkle Release - via adda, July 26th, 2024
(Artwork by Judah Chrichlow)
Recent Work (Music)
FISHLORD - SALTWATER SKY
Nafets - Hooped
FISHLORD - TENSION
For personal inquiries or questions about writing, please reach out to sbindleytaylor@gmail.com
For music, please reach out to fishlordmgmt@gmail.com
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