María Barrios

María Alejandra Barrios is a writer born in Barranquilla, Colombia, living in Brooklyn. She has lived in Bogotá and Manchester, where in 2016 she completed a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Manchester. Her stories have been published in Hobart Pulp, Reservoir Journal, Cosmonauts Avenue, Jellyfish Review, Lost Balloon, Shenandoah Literary, Vol.1 Brooklyn, and Fractured Lit, among others. She was the 2020 SmokeLong Flash Fiction Fellow, and her work has been supported by organizations such as Vermont Studio Center, Caldera Arts Center, and the New Orleans Writing Residency. María teaches fiction at places such as Paragraph NY and Gotham Writers. She is passionate about teaching short fiction and flash. She loves talking about the power of point of view and unexpected narratives. María loves teaching generative classes that are fun, engaging, and accessible to all levels.