Gloria Muñoz is a Colombian American writer, translator, and advocate for multilingual literacy. She is the author of This is the Year, Your Biome Has Found You, and Danzirly, which won the Ambroggio Prize and the Gold Medal Florida Book Award.

"Gloria Munoz has created a beautifully crafted debut novel unlike any out there. Told in stunning prose and poetry, this dystopian tale of grief set in a crumbling city introduces us to a compelling young heroine found in a Latina goth named Julieta. This Is the Year will linger in your thoughts way after the last page is read." —Lilliam Rivera, award-winning author of Never Look Back