JOSH GALARZA is a longtime Montessori educator who writes fiction and creative nonfiction. He is also a multidisciplinary visual artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. His research centers around male gender performance, queer issues, body liberation, and Chicano studies. His debut novel, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky (Henry Holt & Company), was recently longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Galarza earned his B.A. in English and BFA in art from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he later taught printmaking. He currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, where he teaches in the English department at Virginia Commonwealth University while completing an MFA in creative writing.