Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a podcast and digital platform that celebrates the uniqueness of Black literature and sisterhood.

She edited the Well-Read Black Girl anthology in 2018, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and named a best book of the year by Library Journal.

She was the 2017 winner of the Innovator’s Award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes and has worked as a cultural practitioner for over ten years. She serves on the board of Baldwin for the Arts and New York City’s Housing Works Bookstore. Her latest book, ON GIRLHOOD, was published in 2021. She resides in Washington D.C. with her son, Zikomo.