Sofía Aguilar
@sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social
QUEER LATINE HEROES (SEPT. ‘25) | AMOR. (out now via Bottlecap Press!) | freelance writer | teaching artist | library professional
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Sofía Aguilar
@sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social
· Mar 17
i am beyond excited to share that my third poetry chapbook AMOR. is out NOW from Bottlecap Press!! 🌼✨ i began this project in march 2023 & i’m so so happy to see it out in the world nearly 2 years later. order today!! <3
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We’re excited to read QUEER LATINE HEROES, with words by all-star #ExpoContributor and #ExpoFam member @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social & illustrations by Valentine De Luna Cortes! Get your copy in our @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/quee....
September 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re excited to read QUEER LATINE HEROES, with words by all-star #ExpoContributor and #ExpoFam member @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social & illustrations by Valentine De Luna Cortes! Get your copy in our @bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/quee....
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… and check out these events if you can!! @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
… and check out these events if you can!! @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social
IT'S OFFICIALLY PUB DAY FOR QUEER LATINE HEROES!! 🌈 thank you to everyone who's heard me talk about this book for the last two years and those who are just learning about it for the first time. i love you, i adore you, and this book belongs to all of us now xx
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
IT'S OFFICIALLY PUB DAY FOR QUEER LATINE HEROES!! 🌈 thank you to everyone who's heard me talk about this book for the last two years and those who are just learning about it for the first time. i love you, i adore you, and this book belongs to all of us now xx
beyond thrilled to share that i have a new poem out with @ThomasonianMag !! 🌱☀️ this will be published in my forthcoming collection next year & i’m so glad that this will be its first home. check it out!! xx
www.thomasonian.com/read
www.thomasonian.com/read
Read | Thomasonian
www.thomasonian.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
beyond thrilled to share that i have a new poem out with @ThomasonianMag !! 🌱☀️ this will be published in my forthcoming collection next year & i’m so glad that this will be its first home. check it out!! xx
www.thomasonian.com/read
www.thomasonian.com/read
started writing a new novel today that i’ve been developing and percolating on over the past two years. unlike my last book, i don’t really have a plot outline, just seems like the kind of story that wants to tell ME where to go and it’s v freeing
August 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
started writing a new novel today that i’ve been developing and percolating on over the past two years. unlike my last book, i don’t really have a plot outline, just seems like the kind of story that wants to tell ME where to go and it’s v freeing
this week i:
- finished the first draft of my novel
- got a new tattoo
- met one of my favorite romance authors
- received my master’s degree in the mail
we’re living large y’all!!
- finished the first draft of my novel
- got a new tattoo
- met one of my favorite romance authors
- received my master’s degree in the mail
we’re living large y’all!!
August 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
this week i:
- finished the first draft of my novel
- got a new tattoo
- met one of my favorite romance authors
- received my master’s degree in the mail
we’re living large y’all!!
- finished the first draft of my novel
- got a new tattoo
- met one of my favorite romance authors
- received my master’s degree in the mail
we’re living large y’all!!
i finished writing the first draft of my novel today & it’s messy & in desperate need of huge, shifting developmental edits but it’s all on paper now !!! it exists!! the first novel i’ve actually completed in a little over 10 years !! 233 pages & 60.7k words later 💌📫⚽️🖋️🫀⭐️
August 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
i finished writing the first draft of my novel today & it’s messy & in desperate need of huge, shifting developmental edits but it’s all on paper now !!! it exists!! the first novel i’ve actually completed in a little over 10 years !! 233 pages & 60.7k words later 💌📫⚽️🖋️🫀⭐️
AH i reached 50k words of my ya novel!! ⭐️
August 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
AH i reached 50k words of my ya novel!! ⭐️
today is the first day of august and it’s finally feeling like summer and i have poetry prints out featuring excerpts from my newest poetry chapbook amor. to spotlight some of my favorite passages and pieces!!
🛍️ the amor. poetry prints are available now at sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com <3
🛍️ the amor. poetry prints are available now at sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com <3
August 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
today is the first day of august and it’s finally feeling like summer and i have poetry prints out featuring excerpts from my newest poetry chapbook amor. to spotlight some of my favorite passages and pieces!!
🛍️ the amor. poetry prints are available now at sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com <3
🛍️ the amor. poetry prints are available now at sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com <3
excited to share that my creative nonfic piece “The Mambo King” was published in this year’s issue of @latinobookreview.bsky.social !! 🍃 huge thanks to the editorial team for including me in this gorgeous issue with so many other amazing contributors xx
July 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
excited to share that my creative nonfic piece “The Mambo King” was published in this year’s issue of @latinobookreview.bsky.social !! 🍃 huge thanks to the editorial team for including me in this gorgeous issue with so many other amazing contributors xx
so excited to share that my essay "The Mambo King" was published in the 2025 issue of
@latinobookreview.bsky.social !! ⭐️ this is a piece about a relative who passed away & how it ties to my obsession with idioms & linguistics xx
order your copy here: www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202...
@latinobookreview.bsky.social !! ⭐️ this is a piece about a relative who passed away & how it ties to my obsession with idioms & linguistics xx
order your copy here: www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202...
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Discover the power of Latinx creativity in the 2025 edition of Latino Book Review Magazine. This stunning annual collection features powerful poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and visual art that c...
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July 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
so excited to share that my essay "The Mambo King" was published in the 2025 issue of
@latinobookreview.bsky.social !! ⭐️ this is a piece about a relative who passed away & how it ties to my obsession with idioms & linguistics xx
order your copy here: www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202...
@latinobookreview.bsky.social !! ⭐️ this is a piece about a relative who passed away & how it ties to my obsession with idioms & linguistics xx
order your copy here: www.latinobookreview.com/magazine-202...
finally got my author copies for my newest chapbook AMOR. and I’m literally OBSESSED!!! 🌼🔥 grab your signed copy today and get a matching bookmark!!
order yours: sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com/product/amor
order yours: sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com/product/amor
(PHYSICAL + SIGNED) amor.
amor. is a tender open letter to the author’s lover, referred to only as "amor." Spanning nearly a decade and dozens of California...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
finally got my author copies for my newest chapbook AMOR. and I’m literally OBSESSED!!! 🌼🔥 grab your signed copy today and get a matching bookmark!!
order yours: sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com/product/amor
order yours: sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com/product/amor
this morning i finally reached 100 pages of my novel!!! i’ve never been so excited about any project, i’m so so happy
June 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
this morning i finally reached 100 pages of my novel!!! i’ve never been so excited about any project, i’m so so happy
so delighted to share that i'm a 2025 Poetry Fellow in @abodepress's second virtual writing retreat starting this month! ✍️ with my instructor mónica teresa ortiz, i'll be workshopping a poetry chapbook i drafted last year, and i couldn't be more excited. congrats to all my fellow fellows!! xx
June 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
so delighted to share that i'm a 2025 Poetry Fellow in @abodepress's second virtual writing retreat starting this month! ✍️ with my instructor mónica teresa ortiz, i'll be workshopping a poetry chapbook i drafted last year, and i couldn't be more excited. congrats to all my fellow fellows!! xx
having the best writer day today, y'all! i was invited to moderate a book launch event, filled out documents to give a zine workshop at the la public library, sent interview q's to an author, finalized details for one of my summer book tour stops, & got a poem acceptance??!!
June 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
having the best writer day today, y'all! i was invited to moderate a book launch event, filled out documents to give a zine workshop at the la public library, sent interview q's to an author, finalized details for one of my summer book tour stops, & got a poem acceptance??!!
THE AMOR. BOOK TOUR IS TAKING OVER SUMMER 2025!! 📚🌸
SGV and IE friends, please join me as i celebrate my newest poetry chapbook, amor., throughout some of my favorite cities and bookstores in socal! order your copy of the book today at bottlecap.press or purchase on-site xx
SGV and IE friends, please join me as i celebrate my newest poetry chapbook, amor., throughout some of my favorite cities and bookstores in socal! order your copy of the book today at bottlecap.press or purchase on-site xx
June 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
THE AMOR. BOOK TOUR IS TAKING OVER SUMMER 2025!! 📚🌸
SGV and IE friends, please join me as i celebrate my newest poetry chapbook, amor., throughout some of my favorite cities and bookstores in socal! order your copy of the book today at bottlecap.press or purchase on-site xx
SGV and IE friends, please join me as i celebrate my newest poetry chapbook, amor., throughout some of my favorite cities and bookstores in socal! order your copy of the book today at bottlecap.press or purchase on-site xx
we're so pretty in pink!! 🌸 thank you Sampaguita Press & The Pop Hop for such a magical time at last night's author showcase! thank you to @keanalabra.bsky.social & my fellow performers @ellielopez.bsky.social - i love poets!! i love creatives!! i love california!! xx
May 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
we're so pretty in pink!! 🌸 thank you Sampaguita Press & The Pop Hop for such a magical time at last night's author showcase! thank you to @keanalabra.bsky.social & my fellow performers @ellielopez.bsky.social - i love poets!! i love creatives!! i love california!! xx
i’m tired of traditional fake dating romances, give me one where they end up hating each other more in the end
May 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
i’m tired of traditional fake dating romances, give me one where they end up hating each other more in the end
huge thank you to @platanosgowitheverything for her incredibly kind review of QUEER LATINE HEROES! 🌈 with just four months to go until publication day on september 18th, there's still time to preorder, request at your local library and bookstore, and share with your communities! ⭐️
May 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
huge thank you to @platanosgowitheverything for her incredibly kind review of QUEER LATINE HEROES! 🌈 with just four months to go until publication day on september 18th, there's still time to preorder, request at your local library and bookstore, and share with your communities! ⭐️
everything really can be fixed with a chai latte, a cute pastry, and a dream !!!
May 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
everything really can be fixed with a chai latte, a cute pastry, and a dream !!!
i have my master’s in library and information science from syracuse university!! 🍊 it’s been a hard but amazing road to come to this moment and i’m proud to say that i’m now the second person in my family to attain a master’s degree?! i’m excited to continue my career in librarianship. go orange!!
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
i have my master’s in library and information science from syracuse university!! 🍊 it’s been a hard but amazing road to come to this moment and i’m proud to say that i’m now the second person in my family to attain a master’s degree?! i’m excited to continue my career in librarianship. go orange!!
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And CHISMOSA, also from @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social is open for submissions for creative writing and art that speak to the theme CHISMOSA: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
(7/7) #ExpoFam #literarycommunity #zine
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May 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And CHISMOSA, also from @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social is open for submissions for creative writing and art that speak to the theme CHISMOSA: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
(7/7) #ExpoFam #literarycommunity #zine
(7/7) #ExpoFam #literarycommunity #zine
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📚 Expo Fam all-star @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social is co-editor of two new zines. Los Angeles, an ode to LA & remembrance of those affected by the wildfires, with proceeds going to the Anti-Recidivism Coalition supporting incarcerated fire crews, is now available: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... (6/7)
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May 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
📚 Expo Fam all-star @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social is co-editor of two new zines. Los Angeles, an ode to LA & remembrance of those affected by the wildfires, with proceeds going to the Anti-Recidivism Coalition supporting incarcerated fire crews, is now available: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... (6/7)
STREAMING SERVICE: the series finale releases spring 2026. 🌼
& from now until may 17th, use code STREAM25 to get 25% off all physical items in my shop, including the first two books in the STREAMING SERVICE trilogy. visit sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com to grab your copies now xx
& from now until may 17th, use code STREAM25 to get 25% off all physical items in my shop, including the first two books in the STREAMING SERVICE trilogy. visit sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com to grab your copies now xx
May 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
STREAMING SERVICE: the series finale releases spring 2026. 🌼
& from now until may 17th, use code STREAM25 to get 25% off all physical items in my shop, including the first two books in the STREAMING SERVICE trilogy. visit sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com to grab your copies now xx
& from now until may 17th, use code STREAM25 to get 25% off all physical items in my shop, including the first two books in the STREAMING SERVICE trilogy. visit sofiaaguilar.bigcartel.com to grab your copies now xx
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Read our debut #ExpoStory featuring rockstar young writer & editor @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social!
She’s publishing QUEER LATINE HEROES, editing ANOTHER new zine & read at our #ExpoPresents 10-Year Party & Love + Community @ #AWP25! But how did she start with Expo? Find out: tinyurl.com/ExpoStorySofia
She’s publishing QUEER LATINE HEROES, editing ANOTHER new zine & read at our #ExpoPresents 10-Year Party & Love + Community @ #AWP25! But how did she start with Expo? Find out: tinyurl.com/ExpoStorySofia
May 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Read our debut #ExpoStory featuring rockstar young writer & editor @sofiaxaguilar.bsky.social!
She’s publishing QUEER LATINE HEROES, editing ANOTHER new zine & read at our #ExpoPresents 10-Year Party & Love + Community @ #AWP25! But how did she start with Expo? Find out: tinyurl.com/ExpoStorySofia
She’s publishing QUEER LATINE HEROES, editing ANOTHER new zine & read at our #ExpoPresents 10-Year Party & Love + Community @ #AWP25! But how did she start with Expo? Find out: tinyurl.com/ExpoStorySofia