Brooklyn Speculative Fiction author Cathie Wright-Lewis penned and published Maurya’s Seed- Why Hope Lives Behind Project Walls, Passion’s Pride – Return to the Dawning, Mama Relly and Mama Relly’s Lessons children’s book series, and a host of poetry anthologies and short stories. Her allegorical Afrofuturistic works both uncover the history of African Americans in New York City honors the African ancestors who built the city and revolutionaries who fought for equality amid centuries of disenfranchisement and massacres.
Written with her students in mind, Wright-Lewis strategically embedded core knowledge of language skills that ordinarily prevent urban students from mastering language and writing skills within her texts. She also uses language and culture that connect students of color and invite them on journeys about their lives.
For over 35 years, Wright-Lewis served Brooklyn youth, adults, and teachers as a high school English teacher, mentor, UFT Teacher-trainer, and adjunct English Professor. She recently served students through Medgar Evers College’s Center for Black Literature as program director of Re-envisioning Our Lives through Literature (ROLL) and serves the Brownsville community as Editor-in-Chief/Executive Director and founder of her non-profit, Power in the Pen Writing Workshop Inc.
Rev. Wright-Lewis has received multiple citations and proclamations for her work in Brooklyn. She is a recipient of the 2025 Just Brooklyn Prize. and a proud grandmother.