Carlos Parada Ayala

Carlos Parada Ayala is the author of the poetry book The Light of the Storm (Zozobra Publishing, 2013) and co-editor of the anthology Al pie de la Casa Blanca: Poetas hispanos de Washington, D.C. (North American Academy of the Spanish Language, 2010.) For his contribution to Salvadoran letters, the Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, D.C., awarded him the “Independence 2013” distinction.  He is also a recipient of Washington, D.C.’s Commission on the Arts Larry Neal Poetry Award.