CHERRY LOU SY is a writer & playwright originally from the Philippines of Chinese and Filipino heritage. Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, she received her BA at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and attended Brooklyn College’s MA in English Literature as well as the MFA in Playwriting program under Mac Wellman and Erin Courtney. She’s a recipient of fellowships and residencies from VONA and Tin House. Publication credits include: Massachusetts Review, Shenandoah, jmww, cheappop, Harpy Hybrid Review, etc. Her debut novel Love Can’t Fee You will be published in Fall 2024 through Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House.