Pelayo, Cynthia: - Cynthia Cina Pelayo is an International Latino Book Award winning and three-time Bram Stoker Awards(R) nominated poet and author of CHILDREN OF CHICAGO, LOTERIA, SANTA MUERTE, THE MISSING, and POEMS OF MY NIGHT, which was also nominated for an Elgin Award.
Find her online at www.cinapelayo.com and on Twitter @cinapelayo.
Cina was raised in inner city Chicago, where she lives with her husband and children.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Columbia College, a Master of Science in Marketing from Roosevelt University, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is a Doctoral Candidate in Business Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
Pelayo, Cynthia: - Cynthia Cina Pelayo is an International Latino Book Award winning and three-time Bram Stoker Awards(R) nominated poet and author of CHILDREN OF CHICAGO, LOTERIA, SANTA MUERTE, THE MISSING, and POEMS OF MY NIGHT, which was also nominated for an Elgin Award