Marisa Catalina Casey is most at home on the west coast of South America, where she was born, and the east coast of North America, where she grew up. Member of The Writers Grotto and Macondo Writers Workshop; Marisa is an alumna of Las Musas Books, The Word Writer-Editor Mentorship, and Tin House. Her work has been supported by SCBWI, Highlights, Manor Mill Writers, Elvira Cordero Cisneros, and We Need Diverse Books, among others. Her creative nonfiction essay, “Topography of My Skin” is in the winter 2026 issue of Kitchen Table Quarterly. Her flash fiction piece, “Senseless” won an honorable mention in The Hopkins Review’s fMRI contest 2026. One of the organizers of the Latinx Storytellers Conference 2026, Marisa volunteers with Boyds Mills, Macondo Writers, and Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Learn more at: marisacatalinacasey.com.