Andrea Goyan is a writer and artist whose lifelong love of animals helped inspire The Catalyst. Growing up with a menagerie of critters, Andrea was nicknamed "Goat Girl" and "Raccoon Mama" by her peers.

She is one of a flock of Magpie Poets whose collaborative poetry collections, “An Illegal Feast” and “Carnivores & Other Lovers,” are published by Broadstone Books. Andrea co-hosts MetaStellar Magazine's Long Lost Friends podcast, where she and her co-host interview writers, publishers, artists, and other interesting people from around the world, as well as MetaStellar's Storytime.