Miranda Ramírez is a multidisciplinary artist and writer born in Houston, Texas. She’s the founder and director of Defunkt Press, a literary columnist for Public Poetry, a guest editor for Teachers and Writers Collaborative, and a co-organizer of the Houston Poetry and Arts Festival. Her work has been featured in Atticus Review, Coffin Bell, Cowboy Jamboree, Puro Chicanx: Writers of the 21st Century, and St. Lucy Books’ compendium Double Feature, due out later this year. She holds an MFA in Writing, Editing, and Publishing from Sam Houston State University and is thrilled to be the Betsy Writer's Room, July 2024 Artist in Residence.

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She is also a visual artist whose creative focus has been print-making, photography, and sculpture. Her works have been exhibited at Williams Tower Gallery, Tea+Art Gallery, and Insomnia Gallery.