MK Chavez is an art monster, a siguanaba, writer, and educator. Chavez co-directs Berkeley Poetry Festival, co-founder/curator of Lyrics & Dirges reading series, and founder and director of Ouroboros Coaching & Writing Lab.
Chavez's writing explores mixed-race identity, social justice, environmental resilience, horror cinema, ritual, and the creative process.
Chavez’s work has been recognized with a Pen Oakland Josephine Miles Award, Alameda Arts Leadership Award, San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award, and a 2023 Ruth Weiss Maverick Award.
Chavez’s literary offerings include Dear Animal, Mothermorphosis, the lyric essay chapbook A Brief History of the Selfie, and Virgin Eyes. Recent work can be found on the walls of the art installation Manifest Differently.