Born and raised in Tokyo, M.E. Macuaga is a Japanese Bolivian storyteller, puzzle nerd, and third-generation (at least!) speculative fiction fan. Her diverse work can be read in The Cincinnati Review, Epiphany, Seventh Wave, HAD, Luna Station Quarterly, Marvel Comics, and elsewhere, and she has received fellowships and support from communities including Tin House, VONA, Ragdale, Hedgebrook, Storyknife, and International Thriller Writers. A finalist for the SmokeLong Quarterly Fellowship, the NYC Midnight competitions, and The Florida Review Editors’ Award in Creative Nonfiction, among others, M.E. holds a Creative Writing BA from Stanford University and an MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. She lives in California with three sweet humans and two cats, Mimi and Potato; find her at curiousstoryprods.com, @memi_writes, and @memi-writes.bsky.social.
