Anika Fajardo
Biography
Anika Fajardo
Anika Fajardo is an award-winning writer born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. Her debut novel, THE MANY MOTHERS OF DOLORES MOORE, is forthcoming fall 2025. She is also the author of the middle-grade books WHAT IF A FISH and MEET ME HALFWAY, as well as the memoir MAGICAL REALISM FOR NON-BELIEVERS.
With a Masters in Library Science, she is a former librarian and also the founder of the author collective, MN BIPOC Kidlit Creators. When she’s not writing, find her teaching at Augsburg University’s MFA program or interviewing authors on her podcast "Gobblefunking with Words." Anika lives with her family in Minneapolis.
Anika Fajardo