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330<a href="https://kmjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KwanaHS_2022.png"><img class="alignleft wp-image-8617 size-medium" src="https://kmjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KwanaHS_2022-201x300.png" alt="" width="201" height="300" srcset="https://kmjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KwanaHS_2022-201x300.png 201w, https://kmjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KwanaHS_2022.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A native New Yorker, wife and mother of now young adult twins, Kwana Jackson, who also writes as K.M. Jackson spent her formative years on the âAâ train where she had two dreams: 1) to be a fashion designer and 2) to be a writer. After spending over ten years designing womenâs sportswear for various fashion houses this self-proclaimed former fashionista, took the leap of faith and decided to pursue her other dream of being a writer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A longtime proponent for diversity in publishing and now a USA Today Bestseller, Kwana has been tapped by Oprah Magazine, ShondaLand and NPR for their Best Romance lists.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A mother or young adult twins, Kwana currently lives in New York with her husband.</p> </div> 331 </div> 332 </div> 333 </div> 334 </div> 335 </div> 336 </div> 337 </div> 338 </section> 339 </div> 340 </div> 341 </div> 342 </div> 343 </article> 344 345 346 </div><!-- .main-container --> 347 348 349 350</div> 351 352 </div><!-- .page-content --> 353 354 <!-- Page Footer --> 355 <footer id="page-footer" class="clear-fix"> 356 357 <!-- Scroll Top Button --> 358 <span class="scrolltop icon-angle-up"></span> 359 360 <!-- Instagram Widget --> 361 <div class="footer-instagram-widget"> 362 </div> 363 <div class="page-footer-inner boxed-wrapper"> 364 365 <!-- Footer Widgets --> 366 367<div class="footer-widgets clear-fix"> 368 <div id="custom_html-2" class="widget_text ashe-widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><a href=" "><img src="https://kmjackson.com/sidebar/Fictionthatsforreal2.png" width="400" height="53" title="Fiction that's for real" alt=" "></a> 369 370<a href="https://kmjackson.com/privacypolicy/">Privacy Statement</a></div></div><div id="custom_html-3" class="widget_text ashe-widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div class="ml-form-embed" 371 data-account="889039:y4f3g9k1r8" 372 data-form="1649862:s4p1w8"> 373</div></div></div></div> 374 <div class="footer-copyright"> 375 376 <div class="copyright-info">2026 © K.M. JACKSON I KWANA JACKSON I Site Design by Jaxadora Design</div> 377 378 379 <div class="footer-socials"> 380 381 382 <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KmJacksonAuthor" target="_self"> 383 <i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i> </a> 384 385 <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kwanawrites" target="_self"> 386 <i class="fab fa-twitter"></i> </a> 387 388 <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kwanawrites" target="_self"> 389 <i class="fab fa-instagram"></i> </a> 390 391 <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/kwanawrites" target="_self"> 392 <i class="fab fa-pinterest"></i> </a> 393 394 395 396 397 398 </div> 399 400 </div> 401 402 </div><!-- .boxed-wrapper --> 403 404 </footer><!-- #page-footer --> 405 406 </div><!-- #page-wrap --> 407 408<!-- Instagram Feed JS -->
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