Meera Vijayann

Meera Vijayann is a writer and essayist based in Kirkland, Washington. Her writing has appeared in Catapult, Forbes, Silk Road Review, Electric Literature and the Guardian, among others. She has received fellowships from Hugo House, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and the Munk School of Global Affairs Public Policy. A staunch advocate for gender equality, she worked closely with the United Nations Foundation’s +SocialGood community for several years to encourage young people to speak up against sexual violence.