A person with short dark hair, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, is facing the camera against a plain light-colored background.

Agustín Lopez

Agustín Lopez has been volunteering with PEN America since 2017. He is also a published author whose nonfiction work has appeared in VICE and Unwinnable, and his fiction has appeared in Hobart, Metazen, and more. His collection of short stories, titled Trapezoids, was self-published in 2019.


Articles by Agustín Lopez

A split image: on the left, Derek Trumbo in scrubs sits in profile with hands folded; on the right, Agustin Lopez faces the camera. Red speech bubble icons appear in both bottom corners, hinting at pen prison writing conversations.
Prison and Justice Writing
Wednesday November 11

Tasked to Dream

These dual essays were written by Derek Trumbo and Agustin Lopez, 2020 honorees for the PEN America/L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship.