Marrow Woods (they/them/theirs)

Marrow is a disabled, interdisciplinary organizer and strategist dreaming toward liberated, interdependent futures. Disability is not just a part of who they are, it shapes how they imagine, build, and sustain spaces rooted in care, access, and mutuality. Their work spans speculative fiction and autotheory, journalism and public memory, curriculum design and policy advocacy. Across these modes runs the same thread: bridging what is imagined and what is built through story, strategy, and design.

A proud first-generation college graduate, Marrow earned their B.A. in English and in Religion, Philosophy, and Social Change from Wesleyan College, where they focused on speculative fiction, Afrofuturism, and the abundant possibilities of autotheory. These frameworks continue to shape their practice, from designing Afrofuturist writing workshops for rural youth to contributing to Medicaid redetermination efforts. Their advocacy efforts have been featured by TIME, PBS NewsHour, WABE, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, and Scalawag. They have collaborated with organizations including E Pluribus Unum, Partners for Youth with Disabilities, and Made By Us, where they currently serve as a National Youth250 Bureau Member amplifying young people’s visions and perspectives as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026.