Crystal Maldonado

Crystal Maldonado writes inclusive stories about fat brown girls. By day, Crystal works in higher education marketing, and by night, she is a writer whose work has been published in Latina , BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant . She was named one of Connecticut Magazine 's 40 Under 40 and she earned her bachelor's degree in English and journalism, with a minor in women's studies, from the University of Connecticut. She currently lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog...See more

Crystal Maldonado writes inclusive stories about fat brown girls. By day, Crystal works in higher education marketing, and by night, she is a writer whose work has been published in Latina , BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant . She was named one of Connecticut Magazine 's 40 Under 40 and she earned her bachelor's degree in English and journalism, with a minor in women's studies, from the University of Connecticut. She currently lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. Camp Sylvania: Moon Madness is her middle grade debut. Visit her online at crystalwrote.com. See less