Elena Castedo has published fiction and non-fiction books, a play, articles, short stories, often anthologized and read on National Public Radio, and poetry in numerous publications such as The Afro-Hispanic Review, The New York Times, Prairie Schooner, etc. Her first novel, Paradise, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She was the editor-in-chief of the Inter-American Review of Bibliography, a trilingual scholarly quarterly. She has taught courses, seminars and lectured at more than 54 universities.