Alicia Partnoy is a poet, scholar and human rights activist. Her book, The Little School: Tales of Disappearance and Survival, was evidence in the trials against the genocide perpetrators in Argentina. She is the author, editor, or translator of 12 books and a poetry chapbook. Her work has been published in Spanish, English, Hebrew, Turkish, Bengali, Hindi, and French. She was on the board of directors of Amnesty International USA, Roadwork and PEN West. Professor Emerita at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Partnoy presided over Proyecto VOS-Voices of Survivors, and is a founding member of INOVAS.