Amanda E. Machado is a writer whose work has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Slate, The Guardian, and elsewhere. In addition to writing, Amanda works as a guest speaker and facilitator on anti-oppression issues for organizations around the world. She is also the founder of Reclaiming Nature Writing, a multiweek online workshop that expands how we tell stories about nature by emphasizing factors like ancestry, colonization, and migration trauma. You can learn more about her work on her website and on Instagram.