Jaira Placide was born in New York City
and began writing at the age of 12, when she wrote a
play for her sixth-grade class to perform. She earned
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts Degrees
in dramatic writing from New York University-Tisch
School of the Arts. She works in children's book .
publishing and is currently writing a collection of short
stories. Fresh Girl is her first novel.
Jaira Placide was born in New York City
and began writing at the age of 12, when she wrote a
play for her sixth-grade class to perform. She earned
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts Degrees
in dramatic writing from New York University-Tisch
School of the Arts. She works in children's book .
publishing and is currently writing a collection of short
stories. Fresh Girl is her first novel.
