Leticia Del Toro is a Chicana writer from Crockett, California. She traces her family line to southern Jalisco, and Colima, Mexico. Leticia is the youngest in a first-generation Mexican family of six. Her father labored as a machinist at a brick factory and her mother is a homemaker and a magical cook. A deep appreciation of food, music and folklore anchor her writing. She also writes about intercultural conflict, resisting patriarchy and exploring wonderment in hard times.