Erin K. Barnes is a Denver-based writer whose vivid prose delves into synesthetic musings, punk-rock memories, and explorations of rebellion and subversion. By day, she does PR for Meow Wolf, weaving magic for immersive arts exhibitions across the country. By night, she moonlights as her alter-ego, Gogo Germaine, self proclaimed “punk slutbunny” and writer of the award-winning debut memoir Glory Guitars, Memoir of a ’90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrrl (Finalist, Narrative Non-Fiction – International Book Awards 2023; Winner, Music – National Indie Excellence Awards 2023; Best Punk-Rock Memoir – Westword‘s ‘Best of Denver’ 2023). From punk exploits to bedtime novels penned for her uniquely-wired kids, Erin’s words present a surreal and unexpected perspective. A former burrito fairy, headmistress of Donnybrook Writing Academy, and PR storyteller for the allegedly haunted Black Monarch Hotel, she thrives on weirdness and to fuel her writing. Erin graces panels around Denver on writing, branding, and PR, including FAN EXPO and the Underground Music Showcase. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Denver Post, LouderthanWar, and Razorcake, and has bylines in outlets such as Men’s Health, BUST, Syfy. Featured as one of Westword’s 100 Colorado Creatives and 303 Magazine’s 70 Colorado Creatives, she currently resides in Denver’s creative universe with her two children Camille and Harry, her partner Shon, and her favorite vampire roommate, Sid Pink.