about

Hi! I go by Val (she/they) online and write under the pen name V.M. Ayala. I’m a disabled biracial queer sci-fi/fantasy writer with short stories featured in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Escape Pod, Translunar Travelers Lounge, Flame Tree’s Moon Falling anthology, and The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024. I also stream on Twitch as spacevalkyries!

I’m a bisexual, demisexual, and nonbinary biracial Mexican American. I have ADHD, social anxiety, C-PTSD, and depression as well as chronic pain and fatigue. I’m also a childhood cancer survivor. In short: I’m a chaos gremlin! I flail shyly a lot, and I like to be honest about my mental health and medical experiences. I also love queer sci-fi/fantasy stories, my partner, and our tortie cat Bella.

You can find me online most places @spacevalkyries (see my links page for full list).

short bio

V.M. Ayala (she/they) is a queer disabled biracial Mexican American sci-fi/fantasy writer. She loves dragons, space, giant robots, and their partner. Their work has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Escape Pod, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024, and more. You can find her most social media places @spacevalkyries or at spacevalkyries.com.