Anatalia Vallez is a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from Orange County, California and roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Her writing addresses everything from migration, machismo, her relationship to nature, and seeking intimate truths through art. Her unique performance style has reached stages in Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, New York, Tijuana Mexico and all across California.

In 2020 she became the author of the poetry collection: The Most Spectacular Mistake (FlowerSong Press, 2020) which was featured in the LA Times, LibroMobile and KPFK Radio’s Nuestra Voz. She received her MFA in Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State Los Angeles in 2023. She has written and produced several plays including Las Sirenas (LATC, 2022) and La Niña del Volcan (Wayward Artist, 2024). Currently, Anatalia is working on her second poetry collection, Permission To Speak In Draft, hosting creative writing workshops, and curating the IG page Homies Who Submit by sharing opportunities with fellow creatives so they can get their work out in the world. She is the editor of their yearly zine.