Barbara Perez Marquez

Barbara Perez Marquez was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, and now she lives in the USA. Her work was first featured in a student collection in the seventh grade, which inspired her desire to become a writer. She holds an MFA in creative writing and writes short stories and fiction. During her career, she has also been an editor, translator, and even a sensitivity reader for several publications and projects. She’s also been featured in a number of literary journals and anthologies, contributed to the Eisner-nominated graphic novel series The Cardboard Kingdom about a neighborhood of kids having amazing adventures with cardboard, and written graphic novel The Library of Memories, among others.