Raquel Gutierrez

Raquel Gutierrez is a Visiting Faculty member in the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Antioch University Los Angeles. They are also a critic, essayist, poet, performer, and educator with a focus on critical race theory, Queer and Latinx aesthetics, and performance art in the Americas.

Educational History:

• MFA in Poetry & Nonfiction, University of Arizona
• MA in Performance Studies, New York University
• BA in Journalism & Central American Studies, California State University Northridge

Their work has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Publishing Triangle Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, Rabkin Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing, and the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. Raquel has published in notable journals including Places Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Georgia Review.

Scientific Awards & Accolades:

• 2023 Lambda Literary Prize Finalist for Best Lesbian Biography/Memoir
• 2023 CLMP Firework Award Finalist in Creative Nonfiction
• Recipient of the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction
• Rabkin Prize for Excellence in Arts Writing (2021)
• Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant (2017)

Raquel has mentored at the Institute of American Indian Arts and the University of Nevada Reno's Interdisciplinary Arts Low Residency MFA program. They draw upon their background as a queer, trans-masculine non-binary Latinx person of color to address power dynamics in education and emphasize diverse perspectives in classroom dialogue.