Diana Arterian was born and raised in Arizona. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her PhD in Literature & Creative Writing at the University of Southern California. Diana is a poetry editor at Noemi Press and a founding member and managing editor of Ricochet Editions. Her chapbook Death Centos was recently published by Ugly Duckling Presse. Her writing and translations have appeared in Aufgabe, Black Warrior Review, Circumference, DIAGRAM, and The Volta, among others.