About the Author

The Chef Behind The Soup

Maritza Mora is a Chico State graduate with a BA in English Literature with a few scraggly minors in creative writing, food studies, and great books & ideas. Originally hailing from East Los Angeles, she eventually came to work with the nonprofit, bilingual publisher Cubanabooks Press in translation editing. Maritza has published poetry in Third Point Press and Honey & Lime Literary Magazine, as well as fiction with Salt Hill Journal.

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Maritza likes to play with art as well as writing, creating literature-themed comics and illustrations in her spare time as fun projects. Translation work from her time with Cuabanabooks Press has also increased her love of editing, translation editing, and collaboration between authors and publications.