Diversity. Inclusion. Awareness.

Diversity Ally Committee

We all have our unique lived experience. Race, gender, sex, gender and sexual preferences, religion, our mental health, the color of our skin-these are some ways we are different from one another; these are some ways we are judged by others.

WriteHive continues to strive to be welcoming and inclusive, and part of this goal is to recognize the limitations one can have. With this in mind, WriteHive has created the Diversity Allies Committee to serve lateral to our governing Board of Directors. Their goal is not to educate, but to help guide others when they ask for advice on the server. Diversity Allies help WriteHive in ensuring that our programs, events, and communication are not harmful to people from marginalized communities.

Our Diversity Allies

Lauren Persons (She/Them)

"Lauren works on NASA spaceships by day and writes by night. She is published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. After being selected as a mentee for WriteMentor 2020 and AuthorMentorMatch Round 8, this year Lauren will be a mentor for WriteMentor 2021. She loves to read and write kidlit, especially featuring girls in STEM and any LGBTQIA+ representation.

Léon Othenin-Girard
(he/they)

Léon Othenin-Girard is a computer science student who tries to squeeze in as many tabletop RPGs they can between uni and writing. He loves writing speculative fiction almost as much as he loves reading it, and has a special place in his heart for the weird and the surreal.

Antoinette Van Sluytman (She/Her)

Antoinette is a creative writer, fine artist, and the co-owner of Broken Chalice Studios, a multimedia studio that promotes diversity and empowerment through graphic novels, writing, and film. She's also written poetry and short stories which have been published in the City Works Journal spring 2021 issue, featured at the 55th SDLB annual Local Author Showcase, and gone on to win a few awards, like the Scholastic Art & Writing award. Antoinette also writes graphic novels and won the #RevPit art contest. She is an Outreach volunteer, Moderator, Diversity Ally, and Artist Professional in Residence.

Stefanie Contreras (She/Her)

Stefanie Contreras (she/her) is a marketing director, author, Geek Girl Brunch officer, and half of the Pop Culture Junkees podcast. She graduated with an M.S. in Communications from the University of Oregon and a B.S. in Journalism and Advertising from Northern Arizona University. She also is a graduate from Valle del Sol's Hispanic Leadership Institute in Phoenix. Stefanie published The Merry Maids trilogy on Amazon, a sci-fi adventure featuring a brown FMC who just wants to dance among the stars. She recently joined the WriteHive community and helped moderate panels at the 2021 WriteHive Annual Conference.

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