MK Chavez
MK Chavez is a writer and educator whose body of work explores mixed-race identity, social justice, ecological resilience, and horror cinema.
At Ouroboros Writing Lab, Chavez cultivates literary experimentation as a radical act of liberation and supports the creative growth of QTBIPOC writers and allies committed to igniting meaningful change.
They are co-director of Berkeley Poetry Festival, host of Bay Area Book Festival, Mixed-Race Affinity Group, and poetry editor at The Fabulist.
Chavez has received the Pen Josephine Miles Award, San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award, among others. Their published works include Dear Animal, Mothermorphosis, A Brief History of the Selfie, and other chapbooks.
Where to find me at the festival
May 31, 2026 -
Conjuring & Conjugating: Siguanabes in Future Tense
