Nic López Rodriguez (they/them) is a nonbinary, Florida raised, Philly based Boricua. They are a writer, educator, DJ and brujx. Over the last decade they have served the community as a social justice organizer and researcher.

A former Leeway Foundation Arts & Change grant recipient, their writing has been featured in The Gordian Review, Philadelphia Inquirer and N.A.S.W. Journal. Nic holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Rutgers University and is currently working as a writing arts professor at Thomas Jefferson University.

As a true Scorpio sun/ Aries moon, Nic has a million passion projects, but their main love is rooted in deep, watery poems.