Joshua Castro is an American fiction writer and lyrical poet from Alhambra, CA. He was an assistant editor and proofreader for East Los Angeles College’s literary magazine Milestone (2014-2016), and his works have featured in Milestone 2012 and Milestone 2015: Real Stories of East LA, UCLA’s Westwind Fall 2017, and San Joaquin Delta College’s Artifact Nouveau Fall 2017.

 

Castro is the creator of America’s Next Great Author, an online creative writing competition, which ran for three volumes (2012-2014) and spawned the ridiculously talented winners Erica Cortez (ND), Andrew Liu (CA), and Lori Tobara (HW).

 

A former ELAC student, Castro (30) enjoys swimming, reading & writing, movies & TV, and loves musical theater. He would like to dedicate this publication to his late grandparents Rigoberto Castro (1932-2004) and Virginia “Vicky” Barajas (1938-2015). He wants to acknowledge his mother Obdulia, to thank his sister Amber for always reminding him to open his heart, and to send a sappy kiss to his loving and supportive boyfriend John Brown.

You can contact Joshua Castro via JCastroAuthor@Aol.com, or Facebook and Twitter @JCastroAuthor.