Bio

Nia King is a contributor to Colorlines, Interrupt Mag, and The Youngist. Her writing about race, gender, and sexuality has also been published in Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory and the book Zines in Third Space: Radical Cooperation and Borderlands Rhetoric. She has presented her undergraduate thesis, “Mangos with Chili: Life-Sustaining Performance Art for and by Queer and Transgender People of Color,” at Stanford University, UC Riverside, and the University of Arizona. Her film, The Craigslist Chronicles, has screened at the National Queer Arts Festival, Queer Women of Color Film Festival, York University, University of Toronto, and NYU. Her comics have been published by Colorlines and QWOC Media Wire. Her most recent project is a podcast where she interviews emerging queer and transgender artists of color. After working as a researcher, grassroots fundraiser, and social media specialist for various racial justice and LGBTQ organizations for the past five years, she is transitioning into full-time freelance journalism, illustration, and videography work. She is also available for speaking engagements.

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