Thelma Reyna

Thelma T. Reyna is an author, editor, and book publisher, the founder and owner of Golden Foothills Press, based in Pasadena, CA. Her poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction have collectively earned 22 national and international book awards from 2010-2022. She has written 6 books—a short story collection, 2 poetry chapbooks, 2 full-length poetry collections, and a memoir in poetry; has edited 4 anthologies of poetry and prose, collectively comprising the works of over 250 authors from California and across the U.S. Dr. Reyna served as Poet Laureate in Altadena, CA, in 2014-2016. She was a Pushcart Prize Nominee in Poetry in 2017, and holds a Ph.D. from UCLA.