Ann Dávila Cardinal is a Nuyorican author with eight published books. Her novels include the punk rock thriller, Hear the Dead, The Storyteller's Death, and We Need No Wings. Her story, "Her First Cruise Ship" appears in the Latine anthology, Something Followed us Home coming from Primero Sueño in September 2026. She also writes for children and young adults and teaches in the University of San Francisco's newest MFA in Writing program. She is a competitive powerlifter and part-time bookseller in Vermont.