Hi, I’m Liz Alani
I'm an author whose work explores identity, power, trauma, aging, and visibility. I've been a non-supermodel, crisis counselor, and rollergirl. My award-winning essays, short stories, and poetry are marked by muscular prose, irreverence, and aching vulnerability.
My narrative strategist work is here —> Alani.Ink
Manifesto
Vital Signs: On Writing That Lives
Every era leaves behind its literature. Ours is in danger of leaving behind content. There’s writing that thrums with life … and prose so optimized it flatlines. I’d rather read George Saunders on toothpaste than content so smooth it slides off the internet.
Where is the underbelly, the defiance, the sweet reveal?
We need writing with teeth, not content that purées the rich, messy texture of human experience into applesauce. —> read full essay
Inquiries: liz@alani.ink
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