Red was born in Boston and raised in Northern Ohio (though ze considers Boston to be “home” far more than Ohio). Ze is currently a junior at Smith College studying English and Gender Studies. Red is a writer and huge nerd who loves theatre, is obsessed with Harry Potter, and aspires to be a YA Librarian so that ze can spend the rest of zir life talking to teenagers about books. Red identifies as a proud (and loud) bisexual, genderqueer black person.