Liam Danzis (they/them) is the author of the essay chapbook The Heretic’s Bestiary (Bull City Press 2024). Other work has appeared or is forthcoming in Kelp Journal, Orison Books’ 2025 Best Spiritual Literature Anthology, and Divinity in the Margins: Transgender and Gender- Nonconforming Writers on God. They hold a BA in Creative Writing from UNC Asheville (where they have worked since 2019 with the Great Smokies Writing Program) and currently serve as President of the NC Writers’ Network Board of Trustees. They are also a certified Creative Facilitator with Asheville arts collective Story Parlor.