Lisa Alvarez, born and raised in Los Angeles, has worked with many peace, justice, and civil rights campaigns. She teaches writing at Irvine Valley College, where she codirects the campus Puente Program and codirects the summer writer's workshops at the Community of Writers in Olympic Valley, California. As a widely published author, her work may be found in in About Place Journal, Air/Light, Anacapa Review, Citric Acid, Faultline, Huizache, Santa Monica Review, So It Goes, and various anthologies.