Vanessa Mártir quit the security of a full-time editing job to work as a teaching artist. She most recently co-wrote, Do Something!: A Handbook for Young Activists, an interactive workbook that gives young people the tools they need to change the world. She is currently completing her first memoir, A Dim Capacity for Wings, and a one-woman show, Millie’s Girl. Vanessa has written two novels and is a graduate of Columbia University.