Dr. Lily akapedza kudzidza kubva kuHarvard University aine Bachelor's degree uye University of Georgia aine PhD muCreative Writing., uye anogamuchira yeJohn Harvard Scholars, iyo inopihwa kumusoro 5% yevadzidzi. Akashanda kuNorthwestern University, iri pachinzvimbo chechi15 munyika, uye anga achidzidzisa Chirungu neHumanities paThe Nueva School, iyo Nha. 1 chikoro cheveruzhinji muSan Francisco Bay Area, kubvira 2014. Ndiye chipangamazano, murairidzi wezvidzidzo uye nyanzvi yenzvimbo yezvidzidzo akakurudzira vadzidzi vazhinji, uye yakabatsira vadzidzi vakati wandei kunyorera kuStanford University.