Paula John (she/her) is a writer, an academic, and an artist. Her work deals with themes of embodiment, performance, sexuality, and maternity through a queer feminist lens. She is in the final stages of completing her PhD in Theatre & Performance Studies and teaches at York University, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) and in various community settings. Paula lives in downtown Toronto with her daughter and isn't nearly as self-serious as writing about oneself in the third person might otherwise imply.