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Rosa Colón Guerra is an illustrator and comic artist working in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her nonfiction comics have been featured in The Believer, The Lily, and various indie anthologies. Her work for The Nib featuring Puerto Rico’s current events and culture is featured in the Ignatz winner Be Gay, Do Comics!. Rosa also collaborated in the Eisner winner Puerto Rico Strong anthology. She has worked for local government and nonprofits illustrating children’s books that focus on representation and social cause. In order to nurture the comic and illustration scene in Puerto Rico, she co-organizes Tintero, a comic and art festival focusing on local talent.

Self-Identifiers: Puerto Rican; Latinx; Caribbean; LGBTQ+