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About Arthur L. Jenkins
Arthur L. Jenkins is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, a poet, and a mental health professional. Arthur writes books for African-American LGBTQ+ people of all ages. His debut novel, The Prince of Brown: A Fictional Memoir, focuses on the struggles of mental health, education, family and intersectional identities.
He received his bachelor of arts in psychology from Widener University, his master of science in clinical mental health counseling from Gwynedd Mercy University, and an academic creative writing certificate from Community College of Philadelphia, where he was a winner in the Judith Stark Writing Contest multiple times. The Philadelphia native is a lover of naps, cheesesteaks, and exotic countries like Ghana and Dubai, currently residing in the suburb of Philadelphia he loves, most likely multitasking.
Arthur grew up in Germantown but also counts neighborhoods like West Oak Lane, University City, East Falls, and North Philly as his home. He attended Philadelphia High School for the Creative & Performing Arts for instrumental music, classical and jazz.
He believes that good fiction, non-fiction and poetry can change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower young LGBTQ+ people of color, and people in general of all ages, through his interactive website where he posts weekly blogs on Black gay literature, featured Black queer authors, education and current events. You can visit him at
www.Arthur-L-Jenkins-African-American-LGBTQ+-Author.black-gay-writers-and-readers.com
Key Highlights
- The Prince of Brown: A Fictional Memoir
- The Hubris of Brown (Release date: 2027)
About The Prince of Brown: A Fictional Memoir
In The Prince of Brown: A Fictional Memoir, Arthur L. Jenkins delivers a raw and deeply human portrait of resilience at the intersections of Blackness, queerness, and survival. Told through the eyes of Denzel Davis, the narrative spans generations of tragedy, family secrets, and rebirth—from the violence that shaped his ancestors to his own struggles with identity, love, and mental illness. As Denzel navigates the worlds of academia, incarceration, the ballroom scene, and self-reinvention, he confronts the dual burden of invisibility and hypervisibility faced by Black queer men.
What begins as a story of trauma evolves into a powerful meditation on healing, artistry, and the dignity of difference. Jenkins weaves grit with grace, illuminating how one man—descended from both suffering and strength—reclaims his story and crowns himself the Prince of Brown: an emblem of endurance, truth, and the beauty that emerges from survival.
Written with stylistic brilliance and based in the author’s realities, this raw and extraordinary debut explores the metaphysics of identity and being, plunging the reader into the mysteries of self. Unsettling, heart-wrenching, dark, and powerful, Freshwater dazzles with ferocious energy and serpentine grace, heralding the arrival of a fierce new literary voice.
