Hernan Diaz
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Hernan Diaz is the Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of four books published in thirty-seven languages. He is the recipient of the John Updike award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, given to “a writer whose contributions to American literature have demonstrated consistent excellence.” His first novel, In the Distance, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner…
I'm Aleenah Ansari (she/her), a Seattle-based writer, speaker, and creative strategist whose mission is to uplift BIPOC creatives, authors, and changemakers and tell the stories I needed when I was younger. My writing on travel, representation in media, and entrepreneurship has appeared in The Seattle Times, Insider, Joysauce, and more, with a focus on the non-linear paths of people who are building something…