Fernando is a Puerto Rican / Cuban writer and translator. Prior to the MFA in Creative Nonfiction, he was a bilingual teacher trained in language acquisition, phonics, and translanguaging. Fernando has also moonlighted as a DJ, worked in film and radio, and spent over a decade cooking, serving, and bartending at many renowned and disreputable restaurants.
contact info:
- Email: f.gutierrez@wustl.edu