Founder and executive director of Survivor Lit Kirsten Ott Palladino (she/her) will join a panel of literary arts organizations that support sexual assault survivors on Wednesday, April 21, from 6 to 7 pm CST via Zoom.
The panel discussion, hosted by Persephone’s Daughters, a literary magazine, will be a virtual Zoom event to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). During the 90-minute panel, several literary and arts organizations who work with trauma and/or abuse survivors will share thoughts on creating safe spaces for survivors in literary and artistic communities.
The free event will feature a facilitated conversation, followed by audience Q&A.
Confirmed organizations include Cordella Magazine, Persephone’s Daughters, Survivor Lit, and Awakenings.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Register at this link: https://www.tinyurl.com/survivorsaam
Palladino, as speaker, editor and writer, has been published in numerous publications, including Washington Post, Glamour and Huffington Post. She’s been featured in multiple news outlets, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes magazine, NPR, CNN, Associated Press and Daily Mail. She is the author of Equally Wed: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your LGBTQ+ Wedding (Seal Press) and is working on a memoir about surviving gang rape and partner trafficking.
photo by Heidi Harris Photography
