CASSANDRA KNIGHT
THE SHORT VERSION
Since I was a child, writing and creativity have been two of my greatest loves. Whenever I felt stressed, bored, or simply needed somewhere to put everything I was thinking and feeling, I found my way back to the page. There was something about letting my imagination take over and scribbling whatever came to me across the page that brought me joy. It still does.
I was introduced to entrepreneurship during my sophomore year of college, and for the first time, I felt like I had found something I didn't know I'd been missing. I fell in love with the possibility of creating a career and a life around something that filled my cup. The only question was: where the hell do I begin?
After a series of life-changing events, I decided to bring my entrepreneurial spirit and my love for words together. What began as an exploration has since grown into something much bigger: a commitment to building a meaningful career through storytelling, creativity, and the stories I have yet to tell.
I'm still learning, growing, and figuring things out along the way, but one thing is certain: I'm building a career, a body of work, and a life rooted in the things I love most—and I'm only getting started.
THE LONG VERSION
Cassandra Knight is an author and storyteller writing sapphic romance and fiction under the pen name Sloane Laurent. Her stories center Black women experiencing the transformative power of love, desire, healing, and self-discovery. Her work explores emotionally rich characters, queer relationships, and the quiet moments that change lives long before anyone else notices.
Born in Washington and raised between two very different worlds, Cassandra discovered early that stories could make sense of the things life often couldn't. Writing became a place where truth could be explored, possibility could flourish, and people like her could finally exist at the center of the page.
Although she spent years following more conventional paths through college, traditional jobs, and business ventures, stories remained the one constant calling her back. After a season of personal transformation eventually led her to choose the life she had always imagined, she committed fully to the work she could no longer ignore.
Today, Cassandra is building a growing catalog of fiction that celebrates Black love, queer joy, emotional intimacy, and the courage it takes to become the person you're meant to be. As Sloane Laurent, she is the creator of the Read Like A Lady collection and is expanding her body of work across sapphic romance and fiction.
Her previously published creative work was released under the pen name C.N. Knight, including her memoir Black Girls Club (2026), her poetry collection As Long As I'm Breathing: A Free Verse Poetry Collection (2024), and the short story Ms. Walker (2016).
Across every chapter of her career, Cassandra remains committed to stories that make room for people to see themselves, imagine more for their lives, and recognize the possibilities that exist beyond what they have been taught to expect.
