Writing

Fiction

“The Black Girl Survives in This One”, 2024

Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology. An instant 2024 Indie Bestseller & a May/June 2024 Kid’s Indie Next Pick.

Camara was chosen from an open call as a New Voice, contributing an original story, “Inheritance”, to the collection.

“MatchMade”, 2022

Experimenting with a new dating app that’s always optimizing her match, a young woman embarks on a Hot Girl Summer.

This piece was a Friday Feature for Torch Literary Arts.

Non-fiction

“On Little Women: Notes to a Younger Self”, 2019

In this review, Camara Aaron explores her ambivalnece and delight in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation, reflecting on her own girlhood.

This review was published in Broads at Yale, the university’s feminist digital magazine.

“10 Things I Hate about You”, 2019

In this personal essay, Camara Aaron examines how the Bachelorette franchise belongs to the rom-com tradition and how much she adores it despite herself.

This essay was published in Broads at Yale, the university’s feminist digital magazine.