Alejandro Varela
                                Alejandro Varela (he/him) is a writer based in New York. His debut novel, 
The Town of Babylon (2022), was published by Astra House and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His work has appeared in the 
Point Magazine, 
Georgia Review, Boston Review, 
Harper’s, and the 
Offing, among others outlets. Varela is an editor-at-large of 
Apogee Journal. His graduate studies were in public health. Access his work at alejandrovarela.work. You can also find him on Twitter and IG: @drovarela.