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Christiane Williams-Vigil

Xicana Writer & Poet from El Paso, Texas.

She/her pronouns

Writing featured in Somos Xicanas Anthology, Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine, Alebrijes Review, Marias at Sampaguitas, and many more.

Christiane documents her career on various social media platforms. Mostly making videos poking fun at all the struggles writers go through.

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Christiane’s latest publications

“Los Pajaritos” is one of the poems that can be found in this amazing anthology by Riot of Roses Press.

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“I am the daughter of an artist, and from an early age my mother showed me the basics of painting, art journaling, and watercolor. Sometimes I mix my writing and art together..”

-Christiane Williams-Vigil, interview with Fatal Flaw

Her work is inspired by her culture and dreams.

A proud Xicana (Chicana), and daughter of first-generation Mexican-Americans. Williams-Vigil uses the Texas-Mexico border as a backdrop to her stories and poems.

Her family hails from Santa Barbara, Chihuahua which is also a big part of her writing.

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Alebrijes Review

Christiane Williams-Vigil is a staff writer at Alebrijes Review. She has contributed creative non-fiction and poetry to the Cultura page.

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