With an appreciation for powerful narratives that lead to cultural shifts and community safety, Faylita Hicks (she/they) works with justice-focused nonprofits, arts and literary organizations, and performance venues throughout the US to actively engage in anti-carceral liberation efforts through dynamic storytelling. An award-winning writer, performance artist, editor, and consultant with over 20 years of experience in event production, grant writing, publishing, PR, and nonprofit strategy, Hicks is the founder of Infinite. Creative. Lit. (formerly known as Arrondi Productions)—a professional development agency for creatives from underrepresented backgrounds.

            Using the principles outlined in transformative justice theory to guide their practice, Hicks seeks to empower new and emerging brands by fostering messaging and methods that align with each client’s unique principle and mission, identifying holistic strategies to long-term sustainability along the way. This is accomplished through developing targeted grant-writing and fundraising initiatives, coordinating innovative cross-media programming and healing support services, and establishing anti-racist professional practices.

            Currently based in Chicago, their previous leadership roles have included editor-in-chief, managing editor, program director, lead organizer, adjunct faculty, curator, and keynote speaker.

Former partners and clients include a wide range of organizations such as Mano Amiga, Detention Watch Network, Con Mi Madre, Texas Center for Justice and Equity, Living Cities, Texas Fair Defense Project, City of San Marcos Arts Commission, Texas State University-San Marcos, University of Texas-Austin, Sierra Nevada College-Lake Tahoe, The National Poetry Slam, The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs, Black Mountain Institute, Los Angeles Review of Books, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Black Femme Collective, Awful Good Writers, Austin Interfaces, The Dots Between, Breakthrough Collaborative, Lambda Literary, Tahoma Literary, Tin House, PBS, Write About Now, and others.