Chloe Crawford La Vada
is a multi-disciplinary trans(per)forming artist with delusions of glamour. She lives in Brooklyn, New York and enjoys long walks through moonlit cemeteries and writing poetry on public transportation so that she can avoid eye contact with strangers.
A staunch advocate for transgender rights and mental health advocacy, Chloe was the recipient of the 2016 Edgar Richards Scholar Award for LGBT Students, and served as Guest Speaker at the 2017 New Rochelle Unraveling Gender Festival. She was also Keynote Speaker for the 2017 GLSEN Hudson Valley Leadership Awards. Chloe works as an educator in New York City, where she continues developing inclusive, safe spaces for creative self-expression.
Chloe is a contributor on Vocal. Her writing has also appeared in Uncharted Magazine, Breadcrumbs Magazine, Submissions, ArtTour International, and Italics Mine. Her work primarily focuses on mental health, gender identity, the human condition, and the fine line between artifice and authenticity.
She is currently finishing work on several projects that span a variety of mediums, including a speculative fiction short-story collection (Dangerous Things in Feminine Places) and two poetry chapbooks (Sideshow Skin, Sad Doll Disease).