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ABOUT STACEY ROBINSON
Editor | Author | Cultural Curator
Stacey Marie Robinson is a Toronto-born writer, editor, and cultural curator of Jamaican heritage. Through her company, Kya Publishing Inc., she explores Black identity, Caribbean culture, and coming-of-age storytelling in Canada.
Since 2007, Stacey has published twelve novels and short story collections centering Black youth, music lovers, and Caribbean Canadian communities. In 2014, she founded the Toronto Urban Book Expo, a platform that has hosted over 25 writers’ workshops, seven Black book fairs, and international collaborations with independent authors.
In 2024, Stacey published her teen novel Dancehall Rebel with James Lorimer & Company Ltd., and her forthcoming novel Carnival Curves, also with Lorimer, is set for fall 2025. She also serves as an acquisitions editor at Lorimer, championing fresh voices and diverse stories that reflect Caribbean Canadian and Black youth culture.
A longtime commentator on pop culture and Black creative life, Stacey’s Reflection & Reason blog, features 300+ reviews, essays, and cultural analyses.
A trained pianist and music theorist, she has produced over 150 remixes, and curated several original soundtracks, blending her literary and musical passions. Stacey draws inspiration from reggae, sound system culture, and the rhythms of the Diaspora.
She holds a BA in Communication Studies (University of Windsor), an MA in Communications (Wayne State University, Detroit), and a Publishing diploma from Toronto Metropolitan University.
Connect with Stacey on social media @KyaP_Stacey: Instagram | YouTube | Bluesky | X/Twitter | Blogger | Twitch | Substack | Patreon or via email at stacey@kyapublishing.com.
TEEN NOVEL (2024)
