Marisa L. Manuel

Marisa L. Manuel is currently pursuing her PhD in Fiction from Georgia State University. She earned her MFA in writing from the University of Memphis, and she has served as an editor for The Pinch, New South, Five Points, Booth, and various other magazines. She is the founder of Ace Chat, an asexual and aromantic visibility platform, and she has served on the accessibility committee for the International Asexuality Conference. Along with fighting for a-spec visibility, she also supports Black Lives Matter, animal rights, and the disability rights movement.