| July 9, 2026
book inc PAL Michele Cantos Garcia on why holding onto a compliment can be just as hard, and just as important, as accepting the critique.
Writers
Writers
Michele Cantos Garcia
Biography
Michele Cantos Garcia is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Hispanic Executive, Next Gen Collective, and The Brevity Blog. She has profiled Kamala Harris and other leading figures in business, politics, and culture. Michele is currently revising a memoir manuscript, drafting a novel, and teaching memoir with Project Write Now and book inc, where she also writes the craft-focused column titled, the Book Writing Diaries.
Website: www.michelecantosgarcia.com
Instagram: @michelecantosgarcia
LinkedIn: @michelecantos
| November 13, 2025
Memoir Incubator PAL Michele Cantos Garcia traces her journey to becoming a “real” writer while writing at coffee shops, eventually becoming a barista.
| September 11, 2025
In "My Writer's Statement, Then and Now" published on September 10 in "Brevity Blog," Michele Cantos Garcia reflects on how her writer's statement evolved.
| August 14, 2025
In "Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir?" published on August 7 in "Brevity Blog," Michele Cantos Garcia shares how curiosity and witnessing others' stories makes youth an asset in teaching memoir.
| July 31, 2025
book inc PAL Michele Cantos chronicles the elaborate procrastination rituals we create to avoid reading our manuscripts.
Publications
- August 2025 | Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir? | The Brevity Blog
- September 2025 | My Writer’s Statement, Then and Now | The Brevity Blog
Profiles (Digital and Print)
- March 2023 | “Aboard Air Force Two with Vice President Kamala Harris” | Hispanic Executive
- March 2023 | “Editor’s Letter: ‘Dare to Be First:’ Introducing the 2023 Leading Latinas and the Kamala Harris Cover” | Hispanic Executive
- July 2023 | “Editor’s Letter: Introducing Camille Vasquez” | Hispanic Executive
- July 2023 | “Fannie Mae’s First Latina CEO on Housing, Mortgages, and Latino Unity” | Hispanic Executive
Articles
- July 2023 | “Siete Foods is Funding Latina-Owned Food Businesses” | Hispanic Executive
- September 2023 | “Supercharge Your Leadership with These 7 Latino Executive Training Programs” | Hispanic Executive
- September 2020 | “Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions (and Try This Instead)” | NextGen Collective
- September 2019 | “On Being Latinx at Work” | NextGen Collective