Margo Steines (she/her)

Aidan Avery

Margo Steines is a writer, a born and raised New Yorker, a journeyman ironworker, and parent to a small person. She is a creative coach and the author of the memoir in essays "Brutalities: A Love Story." Steines holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from the University of Arizona and lives and writes in Tucson. Her work was named Notable in Best American Essays and has appeared in The Sun, Slate, The Guardian, Air Mail, Brevity, Off Assignment, and The New York Times (Modern Love).

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Awards: Kirkus Star (NOT Kirkus Prize, for clarity!)

Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan, LGBTQ+, Person with a Disability