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Crystal Shelley

Chinese and Taiwanese cultures, being Asian American, woman/feminist, experience with hospice/end-of-life care, experience with those with Alzheimer's/dementia

Experience

Lived experience, social work career, and education

Reading Interests

Fiction

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Alejandra Oliva

First-generation child of immigrants, Mexican American, Spanish speaker, queer.

Experience

Editorial assistant in children's publishing. Professionally knowledgeable in immigration policy and its effects. Lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Trae Hawkins

Black man, LGBTQ+, Depression, ADHD, generalized and social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, Black in majority non-black spaces, Family trauma, Workplace discrimination

Experience

Lived experience, BA & MA in English w/a focus in creative writing. MFA Candidate in Creative Writing. Teaching experience at a university level. Published author.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Tina Catania

Ableism, Classism, Sexism, Medical literature and representations, Catholicism/Christianity, Feminism

Experience

Lived experience, BA in Women's Studies, Italian, Social Science MA/PHD in Social Science & Women's Studies, Academic/nonfiction copy editor and developmental/structural editor. Taught high-school creative writing workshops, published non-fiction author

Reading Interests

All genres welcome except horror and erotica

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Sossity Chiricuzio

Fat, white, disabled, anxiety, depression, PTSD, dissociation, and eating disorders, non-binary/gender spectrum, queer identities, survivor experiences (sexual, emotional, and mental), communal living, and rural communities, poverty/working class experience, low income housing, and social welfare systems.

Experience

Lived experience, BA in Gender and Women's Studies/Humanities, and decades of personal research, lived experience, and grassroots activism on a range of relevant topics. Broad range of fiction, academic and business nonfiction experience.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome except horror, and I read and enjoy literature from all age groups.

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Sarah Clark

Native/Indigenous American (Nanticoke); LGBTQ+ (transgender, non-binary, queer, bisexual); Mental Illness (PTSD, eating disorders, anxiety, depression); Neurodiversity (ADHD, autism, selective mutism); Disability (physical/chronic illness), Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence, Trauma Survivor

Experience

Lived experience, BA in English, Russian Studies, and International Studies with a concentration in Arts in the Global Perspective, minor in history. Former board member of VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts. Extensive experience in literary magazine publishing and editing. Independent research and activism.

Reading Interests

All genres are welcome

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Sabrina Toppa

Muslim, South Asian, Pakistani, Middle East, immigrant background. Social anxiety.

Experience

Lived experience writer

Reading Interests

All genres are welcome

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Rue Dickey

Trans (trans man, nonbinary), queer (ace/bi), Native/Indigenous (Arapaho), Romani, Disabled (cane user and an ambulatory wheelchair user), generalized anxiety disorder, autism, ADHD, and major depressive disorder, Jewish, Practicing Witch.

Experience

Lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres are welcome. Particularly fond of SFF

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Renee Harleston

Black women and girls, Urban Black culture, Suburban Black culture, Black in majority white spaces, Chronic illness/pain

Experience

Lived experience, Masters degree in Cultural Anthropology with a focus on identity, immigration, nationality, and race. American History, race, and DEI educator and trainer

Reading Interests

All genres welcome. Particularly fond of historical fiction and magical realism

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Nathaniel Glanzman

Transgender, Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger's Syndrome, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder/Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Asian American/Filipino

Experience

Lived experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, teaches sensitivity reading

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Marcella Lopez

Mexican American

Experience

Lived experience, BA Psychology with minor in History (focus on Latin America), Master of Public Health degree (specialization in Health Promotion and Behavioral Science), editor, global travel, professional experience working in community-based health programs for the underserved.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Lauren Embling

White, Muslim (a convert), a hijabi/niqabi, autistic, deaf, bipolar 1, C-PTSD, chronic degenerative joint disease, bisexual and grey ace

Experience

Lived experience, teaches sensitivity reading

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Kimberlee Walker

African American woman/girls, Sexual assault and rape, Depression and Anxiety, Celiac Disease, Baldness due to alopecia, Black person in majority white spaces, Blended Family, Progressive Black Christianity, Interracial Romantic Relationships, Suburban Black culture, Performing Arts

Experience

Lived experience, Professional experiences as an actor working with writers and playwrights, former museum educator, teaching artist

Reading Interests

All genres welcome, except horror. Particularly fond of scripts, magical realism, and genre-bending stories.

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Kayla Dunigan

African American/Black American Culture, LGBTQIA+, Christianity, Southern U.S./Rural/City Lifestyle/Corporate Culture, Poor/Working, and Middle Class

Experience

Lived experience

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Kashinda Carter

Black woman, monocular, history of blindness, wife of disabled veteran, interracial marriage (White husband), mother of biracial daughter, diagnosed Alpha Thalassemia, diagnosed moderate-severe asthma, PTSD (resulting from CSA) history of weight-loss surgery, extensive medical treatment across multiple subspecialties

Experience

Lived experience, beta-reader, BA in history, concentration in 19th century British social history, lived abroad in England, MA in intelligence studies and analytics.

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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Juno Baker

Black (African American), LGBTQIA+ (Transfeminine, Nonbinary, Queer, Lesbian, Asexual Spectrum), Disability, Mental Illness (Social Anxiety), Black in Majority White Spaces

Experience

Lived Experience, Experience as a sensitivity reader, Literary & cultural analysis courses, Extensive extracurricular reading in women's and gender studies

Reading Interests

All genres welcome, especially fiction

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Jessica Wu

Chinese-American (bilingual Mandarin speaker), Asian American. Expertise in both mainland Chinese and Hong Kong culture, First gen immigrant American family.

Experience

Lived experience, professional experience with Hong Kong government

Reading Interests

All genres welcome

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