Avery Cunningham is a resident of Memphis, TN, and a graduate of DePaul University’s Master of Arts Writing & Publishing program. She grew up surrounded by exceptional African-Americans who strived to uplift their communities while also maintaining a tenuous hold on prosperity in a starkly segregated environment. She aspires to tell the stories of complex characters fighting for their right to exist at the fringes of history. When not writing, Avery’s adventuring with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Grizzly, and wading waist-deep in research.