Melissa Lozada-Oliva is a novelist, poet, and screenwriter. She is the author of the novel-in-verse Dreaming of You (2021), the novel Candelaria (2023), and the forthcoming collection of short stories Beyond All reasonable Doubt, Jesus is Alive! (2025). Her work has appeared in Reactor Mag, Harper's Bazaar, BBC Mundo, Vulture, and The New York Times. She lives in Brooklyn.