Roberto F. Santiago received an MSW from UC Berkeley and MFA from Rutgers University. Recently, his work has appeared in Apogee, Anomaly, Ninth Letter, and The Acentos Review. Roberto was awarded the Alfred C. Carey Prize and has received fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center, CantoMundo, Community of Writers, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Lambda Literary Foundation. His debut collection, Angel Park (Lethe, 2015), appeared on the LA Times list of 23 Essential New Books by Latino Poets and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. His second collection, LIKE SUGAR (Black Lawrence, 2023) is a torrent of culture, camp, theatricality, and sass. Roberto lives in San Francisco, where he works as a clinical social worker and nightlife fixture. His debut album “Bu$$yCat" is now streaming on all major platforms.