Who He Is

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Alcy Leyva is a Bronx-born writer out of New York. His writing has been featured in The Rumpus, Entropy Mag, and Points in Case. His literary essays and reviews have been selected in The Millions and Fjords, with his most recent being translated into Italian. He is currently writing a book about his life that would make a terrible movie. You can follow his calculated musings on Twitter @SmilingDarkly.
 

Awards

  • Hunter College Witten Scholar 
  • 2014 Hunter College The Edith Goldberg Paulson Memorial English Prize in Creative Writing
  • 2014 Hunter College 2nd Place Memoir Prize
  • 2012 The 2012 Chairperson’s Award for a Film that Excels in Exploring Contemporary Issues

Publications

  • “Breakfast in Pangaea” Mr. Roach Magazine      
  • “Diner on the Edge of the City” and “Words in Skin" Crossborders Literary Magazine by Leapfrog Press                             
  • “Lunch with a Stranger” U4U Magazine Fall 2011 issue