C. M. Lockhart (also known as Chelsea) is a Black writer of fantasy because she loves creating worlds, exploring relationships, and writing stories about Black girls who aren't all that nice. She is the founder of Written in Melanin LLC and the Melanin Library, an online database of books written by Black authors.

She is a lover of video games and anime, so whenever she isn't reading and writing — or talking about reading and writing — she's watching anime and running the I'd Rather Anime Podcast with her husband.