Lauren Cherelle

Lauren Cherelle uses her time and talents to traverse imaginary and professional worlds. She manages Resolute Publishing, an independent publisher that helps transform dreams into realities for women of color writers.

Lauren is the author of the f/f novel "The Dawn of Nia" (2016), and her short stories have appeared in "Lez Talk: A Collection of Black Lesbian Short Fiction" (2016) and "G.R.I.T.S: Girls Raised in the South — An Anthology of Queer Womyn’s Voices & Their Allies" (2013). Her stories reflect the lives of Southern Black girls and women.

In 2017, she co-edited "Solace: Writing, Refuge, and LGBTQ Women of Color," and she co-directs the Black Lesbian Literary Collective-- a literary non-profit for Black lesbian and queer women of color writers.

Lauren resides in Tennessee with her partner of fourteen years.