Chloe Crawford La Vada
is a multi-disciplinary writer, artist, and educator currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Her work primarily focuses on the dark side of human identity, psyche, and experience.
A staunch advocate for transgender rights and mental health awareness, 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, as well as acting as the Keynote Speaker for the 2017 GLSEN Hudson Valley Leadership Awards and the Student Speaker for the 2017 SUNY Purchase Commencement Ceremony. Nowadays, Chloe works as an educational administrator in New York City, where she continues developing inclusive, safe spaces for creative self-expression.
Chloe’s writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including MONSTER’S iNK, Not Quite Right Literary, Bloodlust Magazine, Persephone Literary, Uncharted Magazine, and ArtTour International. She is currently finishing work on her debut chapbook, a rural gothic exploration of trans womanhood in America.