Itto & Mekiya Outini - The Date Keepers

Itto Outini’s Bio:Itto Outini is a journalist, Fulbright Scholar, Steinbeck Fellow, MacDowell Fellow, Founding Editor at The DateKeepers, and author of the forthcoming memoir Blindness is the Light of My Life. She holds an MA in journalism and strategic media from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a BA in applied linguistics from Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco. Itto has published with US-based and international outlets including The Relatable Voice Magazine, The Fulbright Chronicle, and The Chicago Tribune. Organizations for which she has spoken include The United Nations, Cal Tech University, Verizon Wireless, and The International Trade Centre. In addition to writing and speaking speaking, she offers a diverse suits of services tailored to writers, young professionals, and entrepreneurs. Mekiya Outini’s Bio:Mekiya Outini is an award-winning author, freelance editor, MacDowell Fellow, Founding Editor at The DateKeepers, and co-author of Itto's forthcoming memoir Blindness is the Light of My Life. His work has appeared in Chautauqua, The Coachella Review, Willow Springs, and elsewhere. Two chapters from his novel Ashes, Ashes can be read at the West Trade Review.  Mekiya holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a BFA in creative writing from the UNC Wilmington. He brings to the table 10+ years of experience writing, editing, teaching, tutoring, reading, and revising. His clients hail from all backgrounds and all walks of life, and he especially enjoys supporting people who write in English as a foreign language to craft clear and elegant prose.Links: Website: https://www.thedatekeepers.comItto’s LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ittooutini/Mekiya’s LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mekiya-o-1157b9184/The DateKeepers LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-datekeepers-–-an-international-media-platform-372831275/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time.