Angela Morales

About the Author

Angela Morales is an acclaimed essayist and educator whose work delves into the intricacies of personal and cultural identity with unflinching honesty and poetic grace. Born and raised in a small California town, she draws from her experiences as a Latina navigating the intersections of class, race, and gender to craft narratives that resonate deeply with readers seeking authenticity in literature. Morales holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside, and teaches creative writing at Riverside City College, where she inspires a new generation of writers to embrace vulnerability in their storytelling. Her debut collection, The Girls in My Town: Essays (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize Series), won the prestigious River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize, marking her as a vital voice in contemporary nonfiction. Through her essays, Morales explores themes of belonging, resilience, and the quiet revolutions of everyday life, offering readers a mirror to their own unspoken truths.