Cynthia Pelayo

Cynthia Pelayo is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, and Poems of My Night, all of which have been nominated for International Latino Book Awards. Poems of My Night was also nominated for an Elgin Award. She holds a bachelor of arts in journalism, a master of science in marketing, a master of fine arts in writing, and is a doctoral candidate in business psychology. Cina was raised in inner city Chicago, where she lives with her husband and children.