Born in Oakland to Bulgarian parents, Emmanuella Hristova is a poet, artist, and educator. A UC Berkeley alumna and Congressional Art Award winner, she self-published her first collection, The Day My Kisses Tasted Like Disorder, while teaching in Richmond, California. Her poetry has been published in independent poetry magazines and anthologies. Now based in Paris, she teaches English, paints acrylic abstracts, and is currently working on her third poetry book following the release of her second, The Other Crown.