Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D., is an environmental poet, novelist, trauma scholar and writing coach living in the American South. Her extensive body of work encompasses evocative poetry, insightful essays, and explorations of ecofeminist philosophy. As an advocate for environmental consciousness and gender equality, her words bridge the gap between the personal and the ecological. Her acclaimed nonfiction books, such as We Heal from Memory and Earth Joy Writing, reveal her deep-rooted commitment to the natural world and trauma-informed writing as ways to inspire change. Her most recent book is the novel, Beaver Girl, which was the 2024 One Book, One Community selection for the city of Columbia, South Carolina, where she lives with her wife and their intergenerational queer family. Her website is www.cassiepremosteele.com.