Xochitl (So-Chee) Gonzalez is a writer and screenwriter, whose debut novel OLGA DIES DREAMING is forthcoming from Flatiron Books. (Jan '22)
A native Brooklynite, she is currently an Iowa Arts fellow at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop where she is an MFA candidate in fiction ('21). She is the recipient of the 2019 Disquiet Prize and her work has appeared in Vogue, The Cut, Ninth Letter and Joyland Magazine. Prior to getting her MFA, she worked as a strategic consultant, marketer, wedding planner and tarot reader.
The music for this podcast is "Ira" by Blake Shaw.
Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Writers of Color Reading Series is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming.
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Host: Jesus “Chuy” Renteria
Line Producer & Audio Engineer: Savannah Lane
Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry
