Sandra Allen is the author of A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia. A graduate of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program (’12), she was formerly a features editor for BuzzFeed, and ran the online literary quarterly Wag’s Revue. Her reported features and essays have been published by (or are forthcoming from) BuzzFeed News, Pop-Up Magazine, Pacific Standard, and more, and been named Notable Selections by Best American Essays and Best American Science and Nature Writing. She was the recipient of a 2017 UC Berkeley-11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship. Her work focuses on the past, present and future of mental health care. More at www.sandraeallen.com

Enter the Litscape, our curated literary programming presented on Friday and Saturday. Featuring readings in retailers and venues around downtown during the Lit Walk, our annual indie book fair, ICE CREAM comics and zine fair, and additional readings and conversations.