Francesca Lia Block

Francesca Lia Block has published over 30 works of fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and poetry including the Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement award-winning Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books and, most recently, the Joyce Carol Oates award nominee House of Hearts. She has also published various essays, interviews, and reviews and edits the Lit Angels monthly journal on Substack. Francesca was a finalist for Professor of the Year at the University of Redlands and currently teaches at UCLA Extension, St. Mary’s College of California, Pocket MFA, and privately.