Ana Ortiz was born in Mayaguez, P.R. and came to live in the South Bronx with her family at the age of 7. She attended the NYC Public Schools, received B.A. from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and her J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law- Newark. After retiring from her Legal Career, Ana decided to actively pursue her writing. She is a member of the Bronx Write Now Writer’s Circle. Four of her short stories have been published in This is the Bronx Magazine. She is currently working on a collection of short stories entitled “Cuentitos: A Book of Tales.”
