Charlie Vazquez

Charlie Vazquez’s debut novel Contraband: A Revolution of the Soul will be published by Rebel Satori in 2010. He is a radical Bronx-bred, Brooklyn-based writer of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. His fiction and essays have been published in various anthologies, such as Queer and Catholic (Taylor & Francis, 2007) and Best Gay Love Stories: NYC (Alyson, 2006). His writing has also appeared in print and online publications such as Advocate.com, Chelsea Clinton News, NYpress.com and Mensbook Journal. Charlie hosts an East Village monthly reading series called PANIC! which focuses on unusual and original writing—from erotica to poetry to horror.