About Florinda

Florinda Flores-Brown (she/her) is a San Antonio-based writer, storyteller, and performer whose artistry and aesthetic was forged in the dust and 110 heat of her hometown of Laredo, TX. Her stories explore the human condition and South Texas border culture with all its hilarity, crudeness, beauty, and trauma. Because Laredo’s rich, dynamic (and at times, defiant) language play is a source of pride and inspiration, her writing is unapologetic in its use of Spanish, code switching, and border slang.

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She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (with a focus on playwriting) from Goddard College.

As a storyteller, Florinda has performed at various venues across San Antonio and Austin, and on most days, you can find her at Gemini Ink, San Antonio’s writing arts center, working hard to empower writers of all ages to bring their own stories to life.