Isidra Mencos

Originally from Spain, Isidra Mencos has lived in the US since 1992. She holds a PhD in Spanish and Latin American Contemporary Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, where she taught Spanish language, literature, culture, and creative writing for twelve years. After a 10-year stint in the corporate world, in 2016 she quit her job to dedicate herself to writing creative nonfiction in English. Since then, her essays have been published in literary journals like Diálogo, Chicago Quarterly Review, The Penmen Review, Newfound, The Manifest-Station and Front Porch Journal. Her piece “My Books and I” was listed as Notable in the Best American Essays Anthology (2019). Her work has also appeared in widely read online publications like The Huffington Post, Wisdom Well, WIRED, and Better After Fifty.

Her debut memoir Promenade of Desire—A Barcelona Memoir will come out October 2022 on She Writes Press.