Dr. Christina Fisanick is a writer and professor whose work centers on the stories and voices of Northern Appalachia. A native of West Virginia, she teaches writing at Pennsylvania Western University and is an internationally known expert in digital storytelling. Her creative work often explores themes of labor, resilience, and identity in working-class communities. Fisanick is a founding member and current president of the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia (WANA) and the co-host of WANA LIVE!: The Virtual Reading Series. She is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including Pulling the Thread: Untangling Wheeling History. Her shorter works have appeared in Still: The Journal, the Journal of Appalachian Studies, and Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, among others. Learn more at christinafisanick.com.