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 Mud Season Review, Cosmonauts Avenue, Anomaly, Cherry Tree, Marías at Sampaguitas, Canthius, and Hairstreak Butterfly Review, as well as anthologies such as Walang Hiya (Carayan Press), What God Is Honored Here? (University of Minnesota Press), and NOMBONO: An Anthology of Speculative Poetry by BIPOC Creators (Sundress Publications). 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.