Cassandra Jules Corrigan (she/he/they) is a genderqueer and disabled writer and human rights defender from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her writing, be it poetry or prose, is influenced by her time as a student at Arcadia University and her own struggles with mental health, trauma, and growing up queer in the south. 2024 AASECT Book Award Winner for Audience Focus Children Under 18 2024 Purple Dragonfly Award Honorable Mention for Cultural Diversity