(The Long Version)

 

Cassandra Knight — also writing as C.N. Knight — was born in Bremerton, Washington, and raised between two very different families. Long before she ever understood the complexity of her world, she learned to make sense of it through stories. Writing became the place she could shape truth, imagine freedom, and build the kind of worlds she never saw around her.

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Instead of stepping fully into that creative calling, Cassandra followed more “practical” paths for years — college, traditional jobs, business ventures. But no matter where she went or what role she took on, the page kept pulling her back. Writing remained the one constant, the one thing that felt like home.

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A major life reset that forced her to confront what she truly wanted took her to New York before discovering that California was home. And for the first time, she chose herself. She chose the work. She chose the stories that had been waiting for her.

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Cassandra is the author of Black Girls Club (2026), As Long As I'm Breathing: A Free Verse Poetry Collection (2024), and Ms. Walker: A Short Story (orig. 2016). She is currently writing her debut novel, scheduled for release in 2026, along with several projects within her growing body of work.

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At her core, Cassandra is committed to storytelling that centers Black voices, queer identity, emotional truth, and the quiet power of resilience. Whether through fiction or the craft resources she creates for new writers, her mission is the same:
to help people reclaim their voice and trust the story only they can tell.