Alexandra McAnarney-Castro is a Salvadoran-American writer raised in Mexico City and San Salvador. For over ten years, she has worked as an activist and advocate for health, immigration, and human rights issues across Latin America and in the United States, with articles published in Truthout, NACLA, and Spain´s El País, Defunkt Literary Magazine, and soon, LatineLit Magazine, as well as various outlets in Colombia, El Salvador, and Brazil, to name a few. Much of her fiction these days focuses on how culture, memory, trauma, and geography hold their sway in shaping communities, families, and individuals. Alex studied journalism, literature, and creative writing at Florida International University and received a Master’s in Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago.