Shauna Rae Durant (they/she) started their first foray into becoming a novelist as an 11-year-old hell bent on rewriting the disappointing ending of her favorite book in a knockoff world of their own. Since then, she has branched off from copycat worlds to a style of writing focused on building unique and varied worlds all their own, featuring elements of their identity that all too often go unrepresented. Shauna studied creative writing at Vassar College before earning a JD with specializations in Intellectual Property and Public Interest Law at Golden Gate University where she worked as an Associate Editor for the Environmental Law Journal. She has been writing for over 15 years, and working with other writers in her community —from poets and playwrights to songwriters and novelists— for nearly a decade; she is dedicated to fostering representation for marginalized and intersectional identities in media however she can, whether by legally advocating for these groups or simply helping to create diverse media themself.