WHAT IS STREET LIT?

Urban fiction, also known as street lit or street fiction is a literary genre set in a city landscape; however, the genre is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living.

In the 1990s, Street Lit became a phenomenon that was controversial yet rooted in the urban African American experience. Best-selling authors like Omar Tyree were the forerunners in the modern day storytelling of Street Lit. This November Scarecrow Press is publishing “Street Lit: Representing the Urban Landscape”edited by emerging novelist and scholar Keenan Norris. Recently, co-contributor Kimberly Fain had a conversation with Omar and Keenan about the history of Street Lit and the importance of the genre to the African American community and beyond.

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