My name is Lenika Cruz. I’m a senior editor covering culture at The Atlantic, where I’ve been a staffer since 2014. I also write.
I’m currently working on a coming-of-age memoir about home, transformation, grief, and identity.
I’m an indigenous writer and editor of Chamorro, Okinawan, and Filipino heritage from the beautiful Pacific island of Guam.
I graduated from UCLA in 2012 with a B.A. in English.
I have been based in Washington, D.C. since 2014, when I became an editor on The Atlantic’s culture section.
My literary agent is Lucy Carson with the Friedrich Agency.