Angelica is a PhD Candidate at the Program for Writers at University of Illinois at Chicago where she teaches creative writing and composition. She writes fiction, poetry, essays, and comedy. Her literary work has been published in a variety of magazines, and she was an invited poet for 2024’s Poesía en Abril (International Festival of Spanish Poetry in Chicago). She was also a featured poet in “Pop-up Gallery Readings with Contratiempo” as part of ECOS: A Chicago Latine Poetry Festival by the Poetry Foundation.

Angelica’s work is an exploration of the bilingual Latine identity, autistic self-expression, and mental borderlands. Angelica is also a comedian, improviser, and co-producer of “Antojitos Fest: Chicago’s Latin American Comedy Festival” and the monthly Latinx variety show “La Hora de Antojitos” at Logan Square Improv Theater, which includes poetry, music, and other artistic forms.

Through her work as a Graduate Assistant for UIC’s Center for Latinx Literature of the America’s, Angelica has coordinated literary programming, such as the “Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series” at Madison Street Books, and “Latinx Literature NOW!”, an annual conference for Latinx writers at UIC’s Institute for the Humanities. Angelica also organized literary programming for Lit & Luz Festival: of Literature, Language, and Art as their Director of Sponsorships & Partnerships.