We continue our monthly feature for The Redbud Hyphen. Redbud President Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young will be hosting conversations with writers, agents, editors and publishers about the intersection of culture, faith and writing. We hope you will enjoy listening in on these conversations and learning alongside us.
In this episode, host Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young welcomes the new editor of the Redbud Hyphen, Sherene Joseph.
In this conversation, they discuss:
Sherene’s background as an immigrant and third-culture kid.
More on the values of the Redbud Writers Guild as a non-profit.
Sherene’s writing journey and her new role as the editor of the Redbud Hyphen.
What readers can expect from our 2025 Redbud Hyphen spiritual disciplines theme.
You won’t want to miss it! Share in the comments any takeaways or highlights from this episode or questions about the guild.
More about Sherene
I am a Christ follower, a Third Culture Kid by way of India, Oman, and the United States. I have lived the majority of my life as an immigrant Indian and find myself at the intersection of Faith, Culture & Community. I have always felt like an oddball, never quite fitting anywhere but always adapting to the culture around me. I call myself an aspiring writer and storyteller.
I love good coffee and am passionate about educating others about the challenges faced as an immigrant while also building an inconvenient community. As someone who has lived in three countries and multiple sub-cultures, I am comfortable with living between different worlds.
I am still discovering things about myself, but my greatest joy is sharing with others how Jesus has been my constant through life's challenges, and while my identity is firstly a Christ follower, I can also live my life fully as an Indian American.
Get to know Sherene more through her website or on Instagram.
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