Originally from Chicago, IL, Arely Anaya (uh-RE-lee uh-NAH-yuh) is based in Saint James, MN. W is for Watonwan, an ABC children’s book, was her first publication in 2011. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2019 with a major in fiction writing and a minor in writing for television. Her latest fiction piece, “The Reek of Motels,” appears in Mulberry Literary‘s Issue III: Wist. When Anaya isn’t writing, she’s teaching English Language Arts and English Language Development at Butterfield-Odin Public School in Butterfield, MN. When she isn’t teaching, she’s most likely watching a film or tv show.
Arely Anaya 