ARKANSAS REYNOLDS (he/she/they) is an award-winning neurodivergent, genderfluid Arkansan who works as a playwright, poet, author, actor, teacher, and more. They hold a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Arkansas, and now attend UC Riverside as a playwright MFA student. They’ve performed in dozens of shows, been selected as a Finalist for the Del Shores Foundation Writers Search for their stage-play Rut, and been published in national collections such as the citizen trans* {project}. Their portfolio focuses on Arkansan experiences, neurodiversity empowerment, and exploratory adaptations to promote empathy.