em dickson (e/em/eir/she), cofounder of genderdiverse literary coalition Pronouns May Vary, is also a school librarian, authenticity reader, author of both IP and original works, competitive sailor, and, according to eir friends, a sea shanty royale extraordinaire. E holds a dual MA/MFA in Children’s Literature/Writing for Children & Young Adults from Simmons University and has written for preschool IP under the name Em Lune. Like Peter Pan, e has a strong emotional attachment to eir shadow, a fluffy black muppet of a dog called Luna, and e definitely believes in ghosts, witches, and especially selkies. When not reading or writing, e can be found daydreaming, accidentally harmonizing to random sounds, collecting trinkets in eir pockets like a dragon, or promoting the color teal. E feels most at home by the sea, which is convenient, since e spends most of eir time in coastal Massachusetts. You can find em @mlereads.
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