Stefan Bindley-Taylor, a Trinidadian-American author, musician, and educator born and raised in Maryland. His stories balance absurdist humor with real emotion to showcase characters from the Caribbean diaspora through a nuanced, humorous, and humane lens. He draws inspiration from both classic and contemporary Caribbean authors, and his writing explores how the visions, philosophies, and ideals of post-independence scholars and authors apply to the modern world and the diasporic experience. Outside of writing, Stefan has been a performing musician for over a decade. He writes and performs in a punk project called FISHLORD and an alternative hip-hop project called Nafets. He has amassed over 8 million streams worldwide between the two projects and landed sync placements with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, BET+, The CW, and more. He currently splits his time between New York City and Virginia and is pursuing his M.F.A at the University of Virginia.