Thet-Htar Thet

Thet-Htar Thet is a writer, educator and activist originally from Yangon Myanmar. Now based in St Paul, Thet-Htar has used her experience and identity to explore the creative non-fiction genre. She was a finalist in the Creative Non-Fiction Category for the Loft Mentor series, has served as a community editor for the St Paul Almanac, and was selected to be an Asian American Youth Story Tellers Researcher. She is a board member of LOCUS, an organization whose mission is to provide space, connection, and opportunities for authentic community building, identity-driven leadership, and resource sharing - by and for people of color and indigenous peoples. Her work can be found in publications such Jungle Azn and St Paul Almanac. She is currently at work on a collection of personal essays.