Bow Seat intern akhilabandlora recently spoke with Nakia Hill nakia_hill for the "Meet a Judge" series on our blog. Nakia is joining us as a Prose Judge for the 2020 Ocean Awareness Contest ✍️ Read the interview at the link in bio! Nakia was named a Boston Artist-in-Residence in 2018 by Mayor Walsh. She is an author, journalist, and educator who focuses on empowering women to use writing as a tool for healing. She is the founder of Girls, Write!, a creative writing program for girls of color in Boston, and she is the director of the Writers’ Room program at 826Boston. . . . #bostonwriter #bostonair #writersofinstagram #826boston #writersofig #writersofcolor #essaycontest #youngwriters #artivism #climatehope