Hazel Kight Witham is a mother, writer, teacher, artist and slam coach who leads workshops on building a sustainable teaching practice. Her poetry, memoir, fiction, and interviews can be found in The Sun, Bellevue Literary Review, Made in L.A. Volumes 4 & 5, High Country News, and she is the co-creator of the Take a Minute Substack. She earned a B.A. from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University LA, and has been a proud member of Women Who Submit since 2016. Her memoir-in-verse, The Truth About Secrets, from StrikeThrough Press joined the world in June, 2024.