Author: Elsa Valmidiano

Elsa Valmidiano is the author of We Are No Longer Babaylan, her debut essay collection from New Rivers Press. Her works have appeared in Cosmonauts Avenue, Anomaly, Cherry Tree, Marías at Sampaguitas, Canthius, Poetry Northwest, and Hairstreak Butterfly Review, as well as anthologies such as Walang Hiya (Carayan Press), Loon Magic and Other Night Sounds (Outrider Press), and What God Is Honored Here? (University of Minnesota Press). She holds a BA in Literature from UCSD, a JD from Syracuse Law, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. She has also performed numerous readings.