Daniel Olivas

Daniel Olivas, Board Member, is the author of nine books including The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (University of Arizona Press), and Things We Do Not Talk About: Exploring Latino/a Literature through Essays and Interviews (San Diego State University Press). He also co-edited The Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles (Tía Chucha Press). Daniel's first full-length play, Waiting for Godínez, was selected for the Playwrights' Arena Summer Reading Series 2020. By day, he is an attorney in the Public Rights Division of the California Department of Justice. Daniel and his wife are the parents of a son (and UCLA graduate), Benjamin. Website: danielolivas.com. Twitter: @olivasdan.