Lauren T. Davila

Lauren T. Davila is a Pushcart-nominated Latina author, anthologist, and acquisitions editor. Her debut short story collection, The Patron Saint of White Menageries, is forthcoming from Creature Publishing in 2026. She has edited multiple anthologies, including To Root Somewhere Beautiful (2024) and When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead (2022). Her poetry and fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines. Lauren holds an MA in English Literature and an MFA in Fiction Writing. She is an Acquisitions Editor at Inked In Gray Press and the Assistant Director at PocketMFA. She lives in the greater Los Angeles area where you’ll find her swimming or walking her golden retriever.