A. J. BERMUDEZ is an award-winning writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. Her work has been featured at the Yale Center for British Art, the LGBT Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and in a number of literary publications, including McSweeney’s, The Masters Review, Hobart, Gertrude Press, The Offing, and more. She is a former boxer and EMT, a recipient of the Diverse Voices Award, and currently serves as Artistic Director of The American Playbook.

A. J.’s poem Ni de aquí, ni de allá will be performed at Solstice Shorts Festival 2020, Tymes Goe by Turnes and published in the anthology Tymes Goe by Turnes