Luisa Colón

Luisa Colón is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York and the author of two novels, Bad Moon Rising and The Burning Class. Luisa’s work has appeared in the New York Times, New York, USA Today, McSweeney’s, Glamour, Latina, BuzzFeed, and many more. She is the creator of the I, COMIC initiative. You can find her online at her website, luisacolon.com.

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