Danzy Senna is an American novelist and essayist celebrated for her exploration of themes such as gender, race, and motherhood. Her work includes six books and numerous essays, featuring notable titles like Caucasia (1998), Symptomatic, and New People (2017). The latter was acknowledged by Time Magazine as one of the Top Ten Novels of the year. In anticipation of her literary contributions, her upcoming novel Colored People is set to be released in July 2024.

Her literary voice extends beyond her novels, as her writing has been featured in esteemed publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Vogue, and The New York Times. Her academic prowess is reflected in her role as a professor of English at the University of Southern California.

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts to a family of writers and civil rights activists, Senna's parents, Carl Senna, an Afro-Mexican poet and author, and Fanny Howe, an Irish-American writer, influenced her deeply. Senna's educational journey took her through Stanford University and the University of California at Irvine, where she earned her MFA and garnered several creative writing awards.

Her debut novel, Caucasia, alternatively known as From Caucasia With Love, was met with critical acclaim, earning the Book-Of-The-Month Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction, and the Alex Award from the American Library Association. Her second novel, Symptomatic, continued her trajectory of well-received work, both novels featuring a biracial protagonist, providing a distinctive perspective on life.