“Breaking News: It’s Not Okay” is a short prose elegy by Anel Flores for the Viva Macondo digital chapbook.
Author Archives: Anel Flores
Anel I. Flores was awarded Women’s Advocate of the Year 2018 from University of Texas San Antonio and the Nebrija Creadores Award from the Universidad de Alcala de Henares in Madrid, Spain. Flores was named Best Of San Antonio Local Author 2017, the Chingona in Literature Award 2016, the Ancinas Award at Squaw Valley and others. She is co-editor of forthcoming Jota Anthology with Korima Press and author of Lambda literary award nominated book Empanada: A Lesbiana Story en Probaditas. Flores holds her MFA in Creative Writing, is a member of the Macondo Writer’s Workshop, the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldua and the National Association of Latina/os in Arts and Culture. Flores’ work can be found in various anthologies and magazines. Currently, she is working on her novel Cortinas de Lluvia and Graphic Autohistoria titled, Pintada de Rojo. www.anelflores.com @aneliflores
