2018 was a big year for me. I fully embraced my career as a freelance writer and wrote several pieces that touched on the media I consume, how it relates to social issues, and the importance of the fan communities I’ve been a part of for years. I’m pleased to say that I am eligible for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer through the works I created. Here are some examples of my fan work:

Fan Community Pieces

• Representation Matters But So Does Embracing Fandom & Nerding Out for Black Girl Nerds
• You Ain’t Responsible For Protecting Your Fave From Critique for Black Youth Project
• To The Friend Who Said I Should Be Thankful For My Online Harassment While Cosplaying: I Ain’t Thankful For Shit for Black Youth Project

Media Pieces

• I’m Already Here: Anissa Pierce & Black Lightning’s Queer Representation for Black Girl Nerds
• Representation Isn’t Finite And Shouldn’t Be Treated As Such for Black Girl Nerds
• At Face Value for Uncanny Magazine
• How I Learned To Stop Torturing Myself In Hopes Of Getting To “The Good Part” Of Bad Entertainment for Black Youth Project
• Persona 5: My Saving Grace From Trump’s America for I Need Diverse Games
• In The Age Of Body Positivity, Why Is It So Hard To Imagine Fat Girls As More Than Sad & Alone? for Black Youth Project

I am proud of all of the pieces I’ve written that dissect my favorite forms of media and link them to the social issues I (and others) face on a daily basis. The pieces below are ones that I feel strongly showcase my work and convey an important message. They are eligible for the Best Related Work Hugo Award.

• Don’t Play With Our Emotions: Black Panther And Queer Representation for The Glow Up
• How Fanfiction Helped Me Come Out for SyFy
• How My Hero Academia Made Me Reconsider Teenage Mental Health for Inverse
• What Even Is Good Representation? A Helpful Guide For Cis-Hets Creating LGBTQ Characters for Into

Thank you for your consideration and for taking the time to look over my work.