Catalina Acebal-Acevedo is a Puerto Rican novelist and creative development coordinator.

Born in San Juan and raised in Miami, at the age of 18 she moved to California and attended USC on an academic scholarship, where she double-majored in English (Creative Writing) and Spanish with a minor in Cinematic Arts. While at university she was the Co-Founder and President of the Literary Society and a recipient of the English Department’s Jimmy Gaunt Memorial Award. She also completed a master’s degree from USC in Literary Editing and Publishing.

After college she has worked at Rotten Tomatoes, Hello Sunshine, Amazon MGM Studios, and Wattpad Webtoon Studios. Her written work has been published in Glamour Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and Caribbean Business. She has received fellowships from the Hollywood Radio and TV Society and Women in Film, and is on the board of JHRTS LA where she spearheaded two successful professional speaker panels: 'Latinx Voices in Hollywood: Blueprints for Community' and 'Story to Screen: Demystifying Book to Film/TV Adaptation'.

Outside of work she is a weekly volunteer creative writing tutor at the non-profit 826LA and enjoys hiking, anime, and live music.

Catalina is passionate about the transformative power of storytelling and loves reading, writing, and helping other writers. 

She currently resides in Los Angeles.