Amaris Ramey is a Black, queer, nonbinary writer, advocate, and content creator based in Atlanta, GA. Their essays on race, gender, sexuality, and politics have been featured in Teen Vogue, HuffPost, Refinery29, Parents, Autostraddle, Business Insider, and more. Their most notable essay, “As a Black queer person, I’m often disinvited from the cookout”, published by Refinery29 has been used as a curriculum in undergraduate college courses exploring race, identity, and queerness. Their fiction work has garnered recognition from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, The Columbia College of Chicago, Agnes Scott College, and The Blood Orange Review. In 2018, their essay “Ok Siri, tell me everything you know about love”, was named a Top 10 finalist in The New York Times' Modern Love College Essay Contest.
A dedicated writer, Amaris has attended several prestigious workshops, including the Hurston/Wright Foundation Writers Workshop for Fiction led by Morowa Yejidé, Voices of Our Nation (VONA) for Nonfiction with Valerie Boyd, and the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference for Fiction with Mat Johnson.
Amaris holds a background in political science and a Masters of Arts in Strategic Communications from Agnes Scott College. An outspoken advocate since childhood—playfully dubbed a "playground activist"—they champion LGBTQ+ rights both online and offline. Their social media platforms have gained significant traction, with over 30,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram reels reaching a collective audience of over 3 million views. They are also the founder and CEO of RadGrad Consulting, a social media consulting business.
Amaris is a champion for the rights of young people. They project managed a Citi-foundation funded effort to create a youth led advocacy guide and youth online magazine. Amaris was the managing editor for the magazine, YouthPAC, and was the keynote speaker at MENTOR’s annual summit in Washington DC to speak on the rights of young people across America. Amaris was also chosen to speak on a youth panel for the University of Virginia’s conference YouthNex.
Amaris is a passionate writer whose stories are fueled by the voices around them. Their work centers Black, queer, and trans lives.