Adriana Lopez is a writer and editor based in New York City. She is the editor of Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles and Other Quinceañera Stories (HarperCollins, 2007) a collection of fifteen essays by some of the most prominet names in Latino literature. She was the founding Editor of Críticas magazine, Publishers Weekly's sister publication on the Spanish- language publishing world and served as the spokesperson for the Association of American Publisher's (AAP) Latino Voices for America initiative. She is a member of PEN America.