DMITRA GIDEON

Dmitra Gideon (they/she/he) is a writer, educator, and a founding member of Pittsburgh Family Liberation, a collective focused on mutual aid, advocacy, and community care for youth and families targeted by carceral systems. They are the Director of Youth-Centered Programming and Community Collaboration with Write Pittsburgh. In addition to frolicking around behind the scenes at Write Pittsburgh, Dmitra facilitates workshops at Passages to Recovery and the Allegheny County Jail, and assists the Teen Council. Their writing has appeared in PANK Magazine, SFWP Quarterly, Trace Fossils Review, and new {words} press, among others.