Meet the Team

The Big Gay Writing Project was founded in 2023 by Meg Streich and continues to be run by Meg and supported by our lovely executive board in compliance with our 501c3 nonprofit status:

Meg Streich

Dakota Ball


  • Mascot

    Mango (he/him) is Meg’s cat and the main source of fiscal and emotional support behind BGWP.


  • Founder + Director

    Meg (she/her) is the person who you’re talking to when you DM or email BGWP. She also runs the workshops. She’s a professor, special educator, writer, cartoonist, and goldfish enthusiast. You can find more information about her and her work at megstreich.org