Anais Orantez, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, is in her sophomore year of pursuing an English degree with a double minor in Music and Communications. Her hope is to obtain an MFA in Creative Writing after undergraduate studies to gain the skills to craft her own collection of stories one day. In her free time, Anais enjoys reading, writing poetry, and embracing her cultural identity and musical skills by performing as a violinist with Mariachi Plata de WNMU.