Casandra Hernández Ríos

Fiction Writer

Denver, CO
Colorado US
Email: 
casandrahernandezrios@gmail.com
Website: 
hernandezrios.com

Author's Bio

Casandra Hernández Ríos is an indigenous writer from Ciudad de México, raised in Los Angeles, Califonia. She received her MFA in Creative Writing, Fiction, from CSU Long Beach.

​Her cuentos and poemas have appeared in in Azahares Literary Magazine, Litro Magazine, Voices de la Luna, Mystic Owl Magazine, The Hooghly Review, The Acentos Review, Verdad magazine, and the Santa Ana River Review, among other journals.

​She now writes from Denver, Colorado, where she also teaches college writing and literature, and looks forward to long road trips with her dog during summer breaks.

Education: 
California State University, Long Beach MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Acentos Review
,
American Mustard
,
Bangalore Review
,
In Parentheses
,
Litro Magazine
,
Santa Ana River Review
,
Spectrum
,
Unlimited Literature
,
Verdad
,
Voices de la Luna
Prizes won: 
  • Second Runner Up, "2022 Eliud Martínez Prize," Inlandia Institute.
  • Winner, "Fiction Contest" judged by Helena M. Viramontes, The Santa Ana River Review.
  • 1st Place, "Magical Realism Fiction Contest," Two Sisters: Writing & Publishing.
  • Runner Up, "2020 Identity in America" judged by Matthew Baker, The Stirling Spoon.

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Helena M. Viramontes, Aimee Bender, Chloe Aridjis, Reyna Grande, Sandra Cisneros, Edwidge Danticat, Ottesa Moshfegh, Julia Alvarez, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Kristin Valdez Cade, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Junot Diaz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Luis Alberto Urrea, Marco Antonio Hernández, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Amor Towles, Chanel Cleeton.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American, BIPOC, Hispanic, Latino/Latina/Latinx, Mexican, Mexican American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
Ciudad de México,
Mexico
Raised in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: Jun 19, 2024