Itto and Mekiya Outini write about America, Morocco, and all those caught in between. They've published fiction and nonfiction in The North American Review, Modern Literature, Fourth Genre, The Good River Review, MQR, Chautauqua, The Stonecoast Review, Mount Hope, Jewish Life, Eunoia Review, New Contrast, DarkWinter, Lotus-Eater, Gargoyle Magazine, and elsewhere. Their work has received support from the MacDowell Foundation, the Steinbeck Fellowship Program, the Edward F. Albee Foundation, and the Fulbright Program. They're collaborating on several books, running The DateKeepers, an author support platform, and co-hosting a podcast and YouTube channel, Let's Have a Renaissance.