Dena Igusti

Dena Igusti (they/them) is a queer Indonesian Muslim writer born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN (Game Over Books, 2020), which has been listed as a 2022 Perennial Award Winner, Entropy Mag Best Of 2020-2021, and 2020 Harvard Bookstore Staff Pick. Their work has been featured in BOAAT Press, Peregrine Journal, Teen Vogue, and several other publications. Their work has been produced and performed at The Brooklyn Museum, The Apollo Theater, Signature Theater, and other venues internationally. They are an Asian American Writers’ Workshop Open City Fellow, NeXt Doc Fellow, Sundress Arts Resident, Best of the Net Nominee, Baldwin For The Arts Resident, Converse All Stars Artist and more.