Natalia Quintana-Feliciano
Natalia Quintana-Feliciano is a
Washington D.C. based journalist, creative writer, and digital storyteller.
Washington D.C. based journalist, creative writer, and digital storyteller.
In 2025, Natalia received her M.A. in Journalism & Digital Storytelling from American University, where she reported for The Wash and received the 2024 Gridiron Club & Foundation Journalism Award for her piece centered around hyperlocal journalism. Her article titled “Seeing Myself and My Community In Alma’s Way” appeared on the PBS KIDS for Parents website.
Published under Natalia del Pilar, her poetry has appeared in award-winning literary magazines including Strange Horizons, Rogue Agent, and The Mid-Atlantic Review. Her favorite poets include Sandra Cisneros, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, and Ada Limón. An avid collector of myths and oddities, she also curates a Substack newsletter called The Iridescence.
Natalia currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her fiancé, a bookshelf full of folktales and legends, and an oddly musical cat. She can be reached at npquintana@gmail.com.
Published under Natalia del Pilar, her poetry has appeared in award-winning literary magazines including Strange Horizons, Rogue Agent, and The Mid-Atlantic Review. Her favorite poets include Sandra Cisneros, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, and Ada Limón. An avid collector of myths and oddities, she also curates a Substack newsletter called The Iridescence.
Natalia currently resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her fiancé, a bookshelf full of folktales and legends, and an oddly musical cat. She can be reached at npquintana@gmail.com.
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Awards & Recognition
2026 – Nominee, Best of the Net (Poetry)
Nominated by Rogue Agent for "study on a girl with a syndrome"
Nominated by Rogue Agent for "study on a girl with a syndrome"
2024 – Gridiron Club & Foundation Journalism Award
for "Hyperlocal Community Reporting: The Key to a Sustainable Democracy"
for "Hyperlocal Community Reporting: The Key to a Sustainable Democracy"
