Cat De La Paz is a detribalized Indigenous trans Chicana writer in Seattle. She writes for those haunted by their impossible bodies.

Her debut short story, “You Were Always My Mija,” appeared in The Louisville Review (Fall 2025) and was nominated for the 2026 Pushcart Prize. Her work was longlisted for the 2026 Sunspot Lit Rigel Contest. New work is forthcoming in Vol. 10, Issue 1 of Ponder Review.