Christiane Williams-Vigil (she/her) is a Xicana writer from El Paso, Texas. All her life she dreamed of sharing her stories and imagination with others. She earned her Bachelors of Arts in English and American Literature at the University of Texas at El Paso. She also has minors in InterAmerican Jewish Studies and Sign Language Interpretation. Currently, she is enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso in pursuit of her MFA Creative Writing degree.

Her work has been published in various literary spaces such as Somos Xicanas Anthology of Resistance, La Raiz Magazine, Marias at Sampaguitas, Fatal Flaw Literary Magazine, HyDRAW Zine, Chismosa Press, and Marshall University’s Movable Project. Currently, she is actively trying to publish her novel ‘Rise of la Reina.’

When Christiane is not busy writing, she focuses her time on raising two beautiful children and a German Shepherd named Xeena. Christiane also teaches Reading Intervention courses at the secondary level.