Aya de León

Aya de León is the author of 10 novels, and she teaches creative writing and climate justice at UC Berkeley. She is the founder of Fighting Chance Books, telling the story of how we can still save our planet. Aya's work has appeared in various venues, including Harper’s Bazaar, Ebony, Def Poetry, and she was recently interviewed in the New York Times. In spring 2022, she organized an online conference entitled Black Literature vs. the Climate Emergency (available on YouTube). In addition, she does climate organizing with the Black Hive, the climate justice formation at the Movement for Black Lives.