Alex Avila

Alex Avila, a native New Yorker, hails from the Bronx, New York City. As a Black Latino Garifuna Honduran, Alex explores issues of identity and biculturalism in his works of prose and poetry. He is an MFA graduate specializing in multifarious prose performance, i.e., digital storytelling. He was accepted into the Iowa's Writers' Workshop, one of the top writing programs in the United States, where he studied advanced poetics. Author of eight books, English and Liberal Studies professor, co-founder of Black Scholars Matter, creator of College Career & Beyond and Parents-Are-Cool Podcast, Co-Founder of the Black Brown Economic Empowerment Partnership (the BEEP), public speaker, marketing specialists, and non-profit consultant.

You can find more of his work at www.avilaproduction.com.