Formerly a dancer and choreographer, Andrea L. Fisher is a garden designer and writer living in New York City. Awarded Honorable Mention in the Memoirs/Personal Essay category of the 92nd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, 2023, her poem “The Reply" was published in Cathexis Northwest Press, March-April 2024 and her non-fiction essay “The Unyielding Pursuit of Freedom” was published in The Argyle Literary Magazine in May 2024. Currently, she is at work on her forthcoming book "Inspired By Beauty: A Journey Through Time", a romp through art, style, and aesthetics, which blends academia with whimsy.