Marci Denesiuk holds an MA in Creative Writing and English Literature from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Her published work has won awards and includes a book of short stories, as well as contributions to anthologies, magazines, web publications and newspapers. She has taught a variety of courses in literature and creative writing at multiple universities, and led writing workshops in non-academic communities. She currently teaches in the English Department of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.