Kristi D. Osorio holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University and a BA in English - Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida. In 2023, she was the winner of the Indiana Review Creative Nonfiction Prize selected by Camonghne Felix and the Sonora Review "Mercy" Contest in Nonfiction selected by Maggie Nelson. Her writing and teaching have been supported by fellowships from Columbia University, Wesleyan University, and the Kenyon Review. She is an Assistant Professor of Practice at Texas Tech University.

Kristi writes about the violent crime she witnessed as a teen that continues to shape her life, blending her personal story with a cultural critique of true crime as entertainment. Her first book is forthcoming from the University of Georgia Press.