Claudia Castillo

I was born in Mexico and have called Seattle home for most of my adult life — a journey that blends two cultures and inspires everything I create. My love for books started in childhood, filling my world with stories long before I began writing my own.

In 2019, my story Josefina became a finalist in a literary contest and was published in the anthology Relatos en Femenino (Ed. Buük, Spain). That small but meaningful step opened the door to my first two books of short stories — Las calles de mi infancia (Mastodonte 2021) and Mariposas (Mastodonte 2022) — collections where nostalgia, humor, and human emotions intertwine.

In my third book, A Better Way to Real Estate for Agents (All Bilingual Press 2023), I combine my industry knowledge with my love for writing. A Better Way to... is a roadmap to the fundamentals of real estate.