Claudia Rojas is a Salvadoran-American creative communications pro based in Falls Church, VA. She believes language can influence social shifts. Her poems are published in poetry magazines throughout the U.S. and in the anthology Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora. Claudia has a full-length poetry manuscript.
As a Refugee Storytellers Collective member and Undocupoets alumna, Claudia shares her story to advocate for human rights. She has provided press, design, and messaging expertise to nonprofits and small businesses for over 5 years.
My creative skillset: poetry workshops, collaging workshops, graphic design, storytelling, and poetry.
First Gen Graduate
Claudia holds a GED and attended 3 colleges before graduating with a Bachelor’s in English. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Honors
2023 Fairfax County Public Library Poetic Musings Contest Winner in ode category, “To Life with Foster Cats”
2021 Carolina Rojas-Bahr Outstanding Latina Graduate Award from the University of Maryland
Writer’s Relief Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award for Creative Writers
2019, Poetry Winner
Southwest Review Morton Marr Poetry Prize
2018, Second Place Award for “Throwing Rice”
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