
Natalia is a Puerto Rican & Colombian poet, journalist, and digital storyteller. 
She is an avid collector of myths and oddities, which she shares through her writing.
Published under 
Natalia del Pilar, Natalia's poetry has appeared in award-winning literary magazines including 
Strange Horizons and 
Rogue Agent. Her favorite poets include Sandra Cisneros, Audre Lorde, June Jordan, and Ada Limón. 
As a journalist, Natalia has reported for 
The Wash and received the 2024 Gridiron Club & Foundation Journalism Scholarship Award. She has a Substack newsletter called 
The Iridescence, which you can follow 
here.
 
She lives 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.