Dara T. Mathis
Freelance writer
Dara T. Mathis is a nonfiction writer and journalist whose work examines parenthood, identity, and linkages to Black memory. But mostly, she loves to tell a good story.
Dara is a recipient of the 2024 American Mosaic Journalism Prize and a former staff writer at Romper. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Week, Blackbird, and other outlets. She is a 2024 MacDowell Fellow. She has also received support from the Lighthouse Writers’ Book Project, the Kenyon Review Writers’ Workshop, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference.
Currently, Dara is see on a memoir blending oral history, reporting, and research that chronicles her family history in a radical Black commune—and how liberation movements can shatter and transform the way we imagine the world.
Off the page, she enjoys catching up on her never-ending TBR list, gardening, traveling, and playing MarioKart with her family. She resides in Maryland with her husband and their three children. You can follow Dara on Instagram or Twitter.
Photo Credit: Drew Bird Photography
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