Menu

AWP provides community, opportunities, ideas, news, and advocacy for writers and teachers of writing.

Previous Writer to Writer Mentees

Yezmin Villarreal

Yezmin Villarreal

Fiction

Yezmin Villarreal is a fiction writer, journalist, and editor. They are the creator of Dyke Queen, an art, style, and literature zine. Dyke Queen was awarded the “Issues Residency” by Hello Mr. Yezmin has previously worked as an editor at INTO, The Advocate, and PRIDE. They have been listed as one of “100 LGBT+ Trailblazers Redefining the Creative Industry,” and one of “15 Latinx Music Journalists You Should Be Reading.” Yezmin has written for various publications, including NPR, Billboard, and the Los Angeles Times, among others.

Yezmin Villarreal is working with Allison Whittenberg.

Serve as a Mentor

Apply to be a Writer to Writer mentor.

Request a Mentor

Apply to be a Writer to Writer mentee.

Previous Participants

See a list of previous Writer to Writer participants.