Author: Elsa Valmidiano

Elsa Valmidiano is the author of We Are No Longer Babaylan, her debut essay collection from New Rivers Press. Her work appears in Anomaly, Cherry Tree, Canthius, Hairstreak Butterfly Review, MUTHA, Mythos, NiftyLit, Pearl Press, among many others. Her work is also widely anthologized appearing in What God Is Honored Here? (University of Minnesota Press), NOMBONO: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry by BIPOC Creators (Sundress Publications), and Unbound: Composing Home (New Rivers Press). She holds a BA in Literature from UCSD, a JD from Syracuse Law, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Elsa is also the founder and operator of The STETosphere where she offers editorial services for prose manuscripts.