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
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
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.
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
Isabelle Felix
Black, Haitian American, Afro Latina/e, Chronic migraines, Hard-of-Hearing (HoH), Physical rehabilitation (regarding mobility), Survivor of Natural Disaster, Family member with mental and emotional health disorders
Experience
Lived experience, background in Psychology (research and therapy), experience as a sensitivity reader
Reading Interests
All genres welcome
Gulnaz Saiyed
Indian American, Muslim, Anxiety, foster/adoptive parent (*not* qualified to read for adoptees or those who are/have been in foster care), learning and cognition, special needs parenting
Experience
Lived experience; academic research on Islamic feminism and women's issues; ethnographer of racial, cultural, and power dynamics in learning environments; curriculum writer; editor/writer, MFA Candidate in Writing for Young People at Lesley University; MS in Journalism.
Reading Interests
Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children's Literature, Academic Writing