C M Alongi

Author, YouTuber, and overall feminist know-it-all, Christina Marie Alongi earned a bachelor’s in history and social justice from Hamline University in 2017.

 Immediately after graduating, she workedas a community support staff (sort of a personal care assistant plus job coach) for people with disabilities for over two years, including adults with autism, which helped inspire the main character for her debut sci-fi novel Citadel.

In addition to writing,

Alongi runs a YouTube channel (previously called Dragons, Zombies & Aliens, now just called C. M. Alongi)where she discusses writing advice, tropes, and SFF through a feminist lens.

When she’s not writing, reading, or YouTubing, Alongi enjoys bouldering, knitting, and defending her furniture from her roommate’s evil cat.