Meron Hadero is an Ethiopian-American writer. Born in the city of Addis Ababa, Hadero immigrated to Germany and, later, the United States. She attended Princeton University and received a BA in history with a certificate in American studies. She also holds an MFA from the University of Michigan and a JD from Yale Law School. She also served as a research analyst for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Hadero's work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Zyzzyva, Addis Ababa Noir, and 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology. She has received the Yaddo, Ragdale, and MacDowell fellowships and was a Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State...