Lorraine Avila

Lorraine Avila is an Afro-Kiskeyana born and raised in the Bronx. She graduated from Fordham University with a degree in English and Middle East studies and a minor in Creative Writing. For the past six years, she has been a New York certified educator; In 2017, she received her Masters degree from New York University in teaching. In 2019, she became one of The Wing Scholarship Program's recipients. Her writing has been published in Hippocampus Magazine, Moko Magazine, The GirlMob, La Galeria Magazine, and Blavity. Lorraine currently resides in the Bronx, New York.