Shawn is a Seattle-based writer finishing an MFA in Fiction and Screenwriting at Antioch University Los Angeles. He has spent more than twenty years in technical support and holds a BA in Psychology. He is a first-time mentor with Girls Write Now who hopes to inspire and encourage young writers to “just write”. In his personal life, he’s obsessed with queer web comics and novels, a dog dad and a husband.

Allison Su (she/her) is a NYC-based early career sustainability professional, writer, and musician. She is a graduate of Barnard College, where she studied Sustainability and Psychology. She is involved with various climate organizations, such as the Climate Mental Health Network and Climate Psychology Alliance. She writes in a variety of formats, including essays, poems, scripts, and songs. She has been a mentee with Girls Write Now since 2023.

Olivia is a high school senior from New York, and this is her second year as a Girls Write Now mentee. She is a mentee in the Lead Community Incubator Journey and is also a new member on the Girls Write Now Intersectional Voices Teach Committee. As she applies to colleges, she hopes to double-major in International Relations and Philosophy and minor in English. Olivia has developed multiple passion projects that emphasize action through change including the development of a sustainable menstrual pad by using invasive plant species, founding a non-profit that redistributes books to book deserts, and producing a film series called “The Lessons They Carried” interviewing strangers to speak about their greatest life lessons to promote connection through conversation. She is thrilled to enhance mentorship within the GWN community by applying her skills, experience, and networking ability. 

Dr. Amanda Wiles lives in Oklahoma with her family. She enjoys reading and writing, but not arithmetic. She’s a thirties-something mom with a great husband, two adopted kiddos, and a whole host of crazy things going on. When she decided to start self-publishing her fiction and non-fiction works, her heroic husband started Heroes Rise Publishing to support her. In addition to writing, she runs an HR consulting firm called The Human Element, drawing on her decade plus experience in human resources across various industries.

Crystal Worrell (she/her/hers) is a poet and Learning Specialist working in NYC. She’s also professionally trained in Dance and absolutely loves poetry and content creation. She has been a recipient of the Lucille Clifton Award, was a participant as a Lannan Fellow and self published her first volume of poetry in 2020 during her graduate studies at NYU.