Monroy, Liza

Liza Monroy, the daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, spent her high school years attending an international school in Mexico City. Her articles and essays have appeared in the" New York Times,"" "the" Los Angeles Times Magazine,"" Newsweek,"" "the" Village Voice,"" Time Out New York,"" Jane," and other publications, and she was recently awarded a residency by the Kerouac Project of Orlando. She lives in New York City.