Hollye Dexter is the author of the memoir, Fire Season: My Journey from Ruin to Redemption, a novel, Better Off  Without You and co-edited the anthology, Dancing At the Shame Prom. She has written extensively about gun violence and feminism, her essays being featured in anthologies, and her articles at Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, Writer’s Digest, The Feminist Wire, Scary Mommy  and others.

Having experienced gun violence in her own family, Hollye is a dedicated activist for gun reform, using her voice and her writing to advocate for change. With Women Against Gun Violence, she has lobbied for stronger gun laws both locally and in DC, meeting with members of Congress, speaking at City Hall as well as at rallies, in schools, churches and temples. Her work as an activist has been covered on NPR, PBS, The BBC, Al Jazeera. L.A. Times and Rolling Stone. In 2003, she founded the award-winning nonprofit Art and Soul, providing arts programs for teenagers in the foster care system, and intergenerational programs that paired at-risk youth with senior citizens. As President of the Music Heals Foundation, she worked with Denise Brown (Nicole Brown’s sister) raising funds for domestic violence shelters, and provided music therapy programs for autistic children at Cal State University Northridge. Her motivation is to end gun violence and leave behind a better world for her three children.

You can learn more about her at HollyeDexter.net