Suzanne Scanlon is a feminist writer, educator and mental health advocate and is the author of two works of fiction published by indie presses: Promising Young Women (Dorothy, 2012) and Her 37th Year, An Index (Noemi Press, 2015). Her writing has appeared in Granta, BOMB Magazine, Iowa Review and Los Angeles Review of Books. She teaches creative writing. Committed is her first work of nonfiction.