Meet the Artist
Alyssa
Johnson
Creative Writing
“Lullabies from the Girl on the Moon is an audio CD that focuses on reconstructing children's storytelling into tales for adults by exploring deeper themes of loss, death, and change with childlike motifs like fireflies carrying wishes and mythical creatures weaving dreams. Read by Alyssa's mother and enhanced with whimsical music and fantastical illustrations, Lullabies from the Girl on the Moon serves as an ode to her mother, aiming to evoke one of the most treasured parts of childhood, a mother reading to her child before bed. ”

Alyssa Johnson is a Canadian-based writer, poet and editor with East Indian and Jamaican heritage. As a queer writer of colour and the creator and Editor-in-Chief of The Girlhood Project, Alyssa actively creates a community that advocates strongly for diversity and empowerment through her work. She focuses on producing a variety of different styles of media, in hopes of building a connection to people through rhythm, writing and soul. When she isn’t writing she is watching Masterchef with her dog, Twyla.
Poetry Fiction Editing Spoken Word Non-Fiction Photography
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