Ofelia Montelongo is a bilingual writer from Mexico. She has a MA in Latin American Literature. Her work has been published in The Rumpus, Latino Book Review, Los Acentos Review, and elsewhere. She currently teaches at The George Washington University and was a PEN/Faulkner writer in residence, a Macondista & a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow. Find her at ofeliamontelongo.com.

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