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Sara Canning

Weaves characters into observed experiences, mostly women trying to keep the threads from unravelling.

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Maren Hill

Explores the nuances and absurdities of being human, centered around “troubled” women stringing their sanity together.

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Grasie Mercedes

Writes stories about women, especially women of color, who are complex, imperfect, and often caught between cultures, expectations, and their own self-perceptions.

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Amelia Sargisson

Writes to de-pathologize the so-called mad women in a decidedly mad world.

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Christina Sicoli

Writes troubled characters in socially awkward and hilarious situations.

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Julia Stier

Explores the narrative of gender in both coming of age comedies and historical fiction.

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Shannon M. Sullivan

Delves into the intimate grief of women who played by the rules and now need to burn the rulebooks.