Hi! My name is Avery Danae (she/they), and I am a nineteen-year-old poet, writer, & journalist; social justice, racial justice, & mental health advocate; Christian; music lover; and public speaker from New Jersey.
I am currently a freshman at Princeton University, majoring in African American Studies and minoring in Creative Writing, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and American Studies. On campus, I sing with Acapellago and write self-essays for The Prospect (arts & culture) section of The Daily Princetonian.
My writing has also previously appeared in 2020: The Year That Changed America, edited by Kevin Powell’s Writing Workshop; Spoonie Magazine; the Summer 2022 edition of #TeenWritersProject Quarterly Lit Zine; and Medium's The Power of Poetry, Catholicism of the Modern World, and An Injustice! publications. My writing often focuses on the following themes: the Black experience, gender & sexuality exploration, anxiety, depression, self-love, music, literature, inner child healing, and college life.
My ultimate goal is being a full time author & creative entrepreneur. I hope to self publish poetry & essay collections that empower all, but especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ readers, to be their authentic selves while fighting for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) society.
Please follow me on Instagram and Medium @averydanaewrites to stay involved in my author journey. My newsletter is coming in February 2023!
I am currently a freshman at Princeton University, majoring in African American Studies and minoring in Creative Writing, Gender & Sexuality Studies, and American Studies. On campus, I sing with Acapellago and write self-essays for The Prospect (arts & culture) section of The Daily Princetonian.
My writing has also previously appeared in 2020: The Year That Changed America, edited by Kevin Powell’s Writing Workshop; Spoonie Magazine; the Summer 2022 edition of #TeenWritersProject Quarterly Lit Zine; and Medium's The Power of Poetry, Catholicism of the Modern World, and An Injustice! publications. My writing often focuses on the following themes: the Black experience, gender & sexuality exploration, anxiety, depression, self-love, music, literature, inner child healing, and college life.
My ultimate goal is being a full time author & creative entrepreneur. I hope to self publish poetry & essay collections that empower all, but especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ readers, to be their authentic selves while fighting for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) society.
Please follow me on Instagram and Medium @averydanaewrites to stay involved in my author journey. My newsletter is coming in February 2023!