By Oksana

“The Radiant Body” - Esoterica Magazine (2023)

“How B.B. King and Los Angeles Helped Me Embrace My Multiethnic Romani Identity” - LA Times (2023)

“To Get Started, You Do Something Useful” - Quail Bell Magazine (2022)

“My Mother and I, Reading” - Wagtail: The Roma Women’s Poetry Anthology (2021)

“My Mother and I, Reading” and “But Do I?” - Literary Orphans (2020)

“Serious Commitment Issues.” - storySouth (2019)

“On Making Wishes.” - The Rumpus (2017)

“Chrysalis.” - Pilgrimage Press Journal (2017)

“The Art Of Getting Lost.” - KNPR, Desert Companion (2015)

“Stealing Children Isn’t Our Favorite Pastime Activity.”- TIME Magazine (2013)

“Fifty Shades of Meh.” - KNPR, Desert Companion (2013)

“Inspirations and Influences.” - The Book Smuggles (2012)

“How I Got My Literary Agent.” - Writer’s Digest (2012)

“Inside the Olfactory Mind of Oksana Marafioti.” - Glass, Petal, Smoke (2012)

 “Why TLC’s My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Doesn’t Represent the Romani.” - Slate (2012)

“TNB Self-Interview.” - The Nervous Breakdown (2012)

“Liberation Through Childhood Memories in Memoir Writing.” - National Association of Memoir Writers (2011)

About Oksana

Meet Oksana Marafioti/Author, Activist, Teacher - Shoutout Arizona (2022)

Pen to Paper: Lounge Writers Imparts Professional Knowledge and Inspiration During the Pandemic - Eat More Art Vegas (2020)

Oksana Marafioti: Translating Identities - American British and Canadian Studies (2019)

Author Interview - Radio Regina Vychod (2019)

Author Interview - Lidove Noviny Magazine (2019)

Author Interview - Respekt magazine (2019)

Author Interview - Romea Magazine (2017)

Late Nigth Live with Phillip Adams - ABC National Radio (2013)

‘Corpus Cartography’: Diasporic Identity As Flesh And Blood - Journal of Postcolonial Cultures and Societies(2013)

Videos and Podcasts

How to Write Engaging Characters - Reedsy Live (2022)

How to Start a Story - Reedsy Live (2021)

Exploring Romani Literature From Theory to Praxis -Central European University (2021)

Roma Peoples Project Presents: Stories of Love and Resilience -Columbia University (2021)

Romani Literature: A Keystone of the New Romanipen - European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture(2021)

International Roma Conference (6:34:05 time marker) - Panhellenic Confederation of Greek Roma ELLAN PASSE (2021)

LadyFiction #3: NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names - The Trans-Atlantisist (2021)

DIASPORA IN CHARACTER - Oksana Marafioti In Conversation With Daniel Peña - Picador Guest Professorship for Literature (2020)

A Guest Reading - Vegas Voice (2019)

Descriptive Writing Workshop - Lounge Writers (2019)

C - SPAN Panel Discussion on Race and Ethnicity - Las Vegas Book Festival (2015)

Magical Realism in Russia: How Ancestry Worship, Shamanism & Christianity Shaped the Nation - Library of Congress (2013)

Episode 77 - OtherPPL (2012)

You’ve Got Oksana Marafioti - AOL (2012)

Extra Bits and Resources

(Re)defining Home - Natasza Gawlick (2022)

What is Roma Literature - HateFree Magazine (2021)

Romani Identity in Literary Practice - Critical Romani Studies Journal, Central European University (2021)

Romani Identity in Literary Practice ( Full Issue)- Critical Romani Studies Journal, Central European University (2021)

Romani Realities in the United States - Harvard University (2020)

Roma Digital Archive - Ongoing