Layla Al-Bedawi is a writer of fiction, poetry, and hybrid strangelings, a language and writing instructor, community builder, occasional podcaster, and bookbinder (among other things). English is her third language, but she's been dreaming in it for years. Born in Germany to Kurdish and Ukrainian parents, she moved to the US in 2006 and currently lives in the Houston, TX area. She is one of the founders of Fuente Collective, an organization that facilitates experimentation, collaboration, and hybridity in writing and other arts. Her work is published Wigleaf, Bayou Magazine, Winter Tangerine, Juked, Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Liminal Stories, Crab Fat Magazine, and elsewhere; it has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, IGNYTE Award, and Rhysling Award, and has been selected for the Best Small Fictions anthology. Find her on Twitter @frauleinlayla.