Bio
Dee Richards is a neurodiverse writer and intersectional feminist based in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in English with Honors from UC Irvine. Dee is the recipient of the L.M. & Marcia McQuern Endowed Graduate Award in Non-fiction Writing, an affiliate writer with the Horror Writers Association, and a recent associate editor at Exposition Review. In their work, Dee explores the horror of domestic violence, interacts with current works in autotheory, and makes readers laugh at the darkest moments. In other contexts, Dee is a parent of two awesome kids, both named after actors in Star Trek, with a board/card game collection over 100 titles strong.
Publications
- Inherited. Lucid Journal. Nov 24, 2024
- Book Notes: Philosophical Siblings by Jane F. Thrailkill. The Key Reporter. Jun 15, 2024
- Creating Connections through the Visiting Scholar Program with Natalia Molina. The Key Reporter. Jun 03, 2024
- Digging Deeper on Wild New World with Author Dan Flores. The Key Reporter. Apr 19, 2024
- Book Notes: Read Dangerously by Azar Nafisi. The Key Reporter. Mar 25, 2024
- Continuing the Conversation: Revisiting a Visiting Scholar. The Key Reporter. Feb 22, 2024
- Investment. Cape Magazine. Oct 22, 2021
- Meine Geschichte. Cardigan Press, Byline Legacies anthology. Aug 12, 2021
- The Day After Christmas. Daily Drunk Mag. Jan 19, 2021
- Thoughts Before I Am Sawed in Half. The Cabinet of Heed Literary Journal. Jan 17, 2021
Awards
- L.M. and Marcia McQuern Endowed Graduate Award in Non-fiction Writing. University of California, Riverside - Creative Writing Department. Mar 2026
- Humanities Honors Program Prize for Literary Style. University of California, Irvine. Jun 2023
- Latin Honors - Cum Laude. University of California, Irvine. Jun 2023
- Digital Humanities Summer Fellowship. University of California, Irvine. Aug 2022