Cypress “Cy” Catwell (they/them/theirs) is a Queer Black Bookseller working in the PNW, as well as a staff editor for Anime Feminist, Anime Herald, and Yatta-Tatchi. They’re also a freelance journalist, pop culture critic, and a perspective piece writer, with bylines editor and writer for at Anime Feminist, with previous bylines at the Anime News Network and But Why Tho?, and Siliconera.
Before becoming a bookseller, Cy participated in the JET Program and served the community of Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan as a high school Assistant Language Teacher from July 2016 to August 2020. During their time abroad, Cy taught thousands of students across all age ranges, levels, and backgrounds in the Nakadori Region. After their time abroad, Cy entered the localization industry, including working as an in-house Light Novel and Manga editor for Seven Seas Entertainment.
Currently, Cy works as an independent bookseller in where they are able to be in service of a community in the welcoming city of Bellingham, WA. In their personal time, Cy does all manner of fiber work, which can be found online here.
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