Elizabeth M. Castillo

Author biographies

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English

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Short bio: 

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Elizabeth M. Castillo is a British-Mauritian poet, writer, and educator, currently reading for the MSt/MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. A two-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, she is the author of two critically acclaimed collections "Cajoncito" and "Not Quite an Ocean." Her work explores the themes of matrescence, ecofeminism, multilingualism, and the tropical gothic. You can connect with her as @EMCWritesThings on social media.

 

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Longer bio:

Elizabeth M Castillo is a multilingual British-Mauritian poet, writer, and educator, currently reading for the MSt/MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. She lives in Paris with her family and two cats, where she writes across genres, languages, and pen names, and runs a number of creative and editorial projects.

 

Her work explores the themes matrescence, ecofeminism, multilingualism, and the tropical gothic, drawing on the many cultures and countries that shaped her. A two-time Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, her writing has been published in English, Spanish, and French, and featured in journals and anthologies internationally.

 

Elizabeth is the author of two critically acclaimed poetry collections: Cajoncito: Poems on Love, Loss, y Otras Locuras and Not Quite An Ocean (Nine Pens Press). She teaches regular workshops for indie writers and provides creative mentoring and editorial services.

You can connect with her on social media @emcwritesthings, or via her website: www.elizabethmcastillo.net.

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Español

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Elizabeth M Castillo es una poeta, escritora, británica-mauriciana y dos veces nominada al Premio Pushcart y Best of the Net. Vive en París con su familia y dos gatos, donde escribe una variedad de cosas diferentes, en una variedad de idiomas diferentes y bajo una variedad de seudónimos. En su escritura, Elizabeth explora los diferentes países y culturas con los que creció, así como temas de raza y etnia, maternidad, feminidad, idioma, amor, pérdida y dolor, y un toque de realismo mágico. Sus escritos han aparecido en publicaciones y antologías en el Reino Unido, EE. UU., Australia, México y Medio Oriente. Su colección debut bilingüe “Cajoncito: Poems on Love, Loss, y Otras Locuras” está a la venta en Amazon, y su libro de capítulos debut “Not Quite an Ocean” será publicado por Nine Pens Press en 2022/2023. Puede conectarse con ella en Twitter e IG como @EMCWritesPoetry, o en su sitio web www.elizabethmcastillo.net.