Christian McEwen is a writer, educator, and cultural activist, with a number of books to her name, including "World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down" (2011), and, most recently, "In Praise of Listening: A Gathering of Stories" (2023). McEwen has a BA from Cambridge, England, and an MA from the University of CA at Berkeley. She has enjoyed residencies at Yaddo, MacDowell, Mesa Refugee and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and has received a fellowship in playwriting from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.