Formally daring and emotionally exacting, Donna Miscolta's Ofelia and Norma fractures time and voice to tell the story of twin sisters who drift apart in the aftermath of private and public violences. Miscolta deftly illustrates how resistance, in the hands of women, can reshape the world.
—Alex Espinoza, author of The Sons of El Rey
Coming September 29, 2026
About Donna
Donna Miscolta’s most recent book is Ofelia and Norma from Regal House Publishing in 2026. Her previous book, Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories from Jaded Ibis Press in 2020, won an International Latino Gold Medal Award and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award, among other recognitions. Her story collection Hola and Goodbye, winner of the Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman, was published by Carolina Wren Press in 2016. It won an Independent Publishers award for Best Regional Fiction and an International Latino Book Award for Best Latino Focused Fiction. She’s also the author of the novel When the de la Cruz Family Danced published in 2011 by Signal 8 Press. A recording of her work is part of the Library of Congress PALABRA Archive, a showcase for Latin American and Latino writers. She blogs monthly at donnamiscolta.com about writing, reading, and her life in Spain where she has lived since 2023 after spending most of her adult life in Seattle, Washington.
Also by Donna
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Living Color: Angie Rubio Stories
When the de la Cruz Family Danced
Featured Stories and Essays
"Mother Daughter Mother Daughter"
Published Fall/Winter, 2023
My daughter walks around her apartment shirtless. Her breasts are impressive given the tradition of small-breasted women in our family. Her breasts also happen to be raw-nippled and heavy with milk, the whole package exposed to the air, to the uncurtained, second-floor windows daring anyone to gawk, and to me who would consider covered-up breasts in such circumstances silly.
“Ordinary”
Published September 2025
Has tenido un aborto. You’ve had an abortion.
This observation is from Fernando, my acupuncturist in Málaga, Spain where I live now, where I’ve turned over a new life. Not that my old life was depraved or corrupt. No, it was perfectly ordinary, including the abortion part.
Latest Blog Post
It’s been the month of Carnaval, the month of new connections, and the month that begins the hey-look-at-me prelude to the release of my new book. Let’s start with hey, look at me! My new book, my fourth book of fiction, comes out September 29, 2026. That’s eight months of me saying pre-order my book! And then many more months of me saying buy my book! I’ll try not to be obnoxious about it. I’ll try to be cool, creative…
Praise for Donna's Work
“Miscolta is a talent who makes storytelling seem effortless."
——Jen Soriano, author of Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing
“Miscolta writes with the precision demanded by the short story, but with the range, scope, and generosity we crave in the novel, and what results is an unforgettable reading experience.”
—Lysley Tenorio, author of Monstress
“Miscolta writes with heart for all the brown girls who feel invisible. These stories say with love and sincerity: I see you.”
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, author of Love War Stories
“When the de la Cruz Family Danced is my kind of book—characters I fell in love with, prose that made me swoon, dialogue that rang true. Donna Miscolta did something wonderful here: she created a world that I didn’t want to leave.”
—Noel Alumit, author of Talking to the Moon and Letters to Montgomery Clift
“Miscolta is a pitch-perfect prose stylist and a passionately empathetic creator: she savors sentence-making and attends to the all-important nuanced moments between people.”