Carolina V. Mata is a queer Xicana writer, editor, and bruja from the Coachella Valley. Her MFA comes from CSU, Fresno where she served as Senior Editor for The Normal School. Her work can be found in The San Joaquin Review, The Painted Cave, the Wild Blue Zine, Psychopomp Magazine, and elsewhere. She’s currently Social Media Co-Director and a flash reader for Split Lip Magazine. Connect with her @bigsisartwitch (X) and carolina.mata.bsky.social.