Angela "Angy"  Abreu is a Dominican-American mom, writer andcommunity organizer.  Angy firmly believes that “if it does notexist then you must create it.” As a poet and community organizer,in 2014 she co-founded Wordat4F,Where Community ActivismMeets the Arts”,a grassroots traveling open mic series thatcultivated a love of spoken word, poetry and literature in theUptown (Washington Heights, Inwood & Bronx) communities ofNew York City. Wordat4F began as an open mic series requestedand hosted in secret locations and later made a home in Apt78, alocal community hub. Wordat4F participated in Sankofa“Slamnesty: Activism through storytelling” and hosted the firstever Poetry Slam Competition in Washington Heights. In 2015, feeling dismissed as a Dominican American writer in many literary spaces, she decided to createthe Dominican Writers Association a 501 c3 non-profit organization solely dedicated tohighlighting content that not only promotes the works of Dominican Writers but also providesthem with the tools and resources necessary for their development. Angy is the Creative Directorof Dominican Writers and along with the Board manages and creates content that serves a largepopulation of writers:www.dominicanwriters.comIG: @dominicanwriters Twitter: @domwriters inyaddyswords.coIG & Twitter: @yaddyv_____