Anatalia Vallez

Anatalia Vallez is a writer, performer, and artivist passionate about using art as a tool for creating consciousness and community. Addressing everything from migration, machismo and our relationship to nature, she seeks to find intimate truths and plant seeds to change the world.

First published in Barrio Writers at seventeen, she’s taken writing workshops with Las Dos Brujas, Winter Tangerine, Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble and through CREAR Studio’s DIY MFA program. She has a BA in Sociology and minor in Theater and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley (Ohlone land). 

Her first book of poetry and monologues: the most spectacular mistake, is available now at FlowerSong Press. To find out more visit: anataliavallez.com.

In her debut poetry collection, Anatalia Vallez explores her roots as a Latina writer in O.C. - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)