Youssef Alaoui-Fdili is an Arab-Latino writer of poetry, short fiction, and novels. He was born in California. His mother is Colombiana. His father was Moroccan. The Alaoui-Fdilis are originally from Fez. His brothers and aunts and uncles and cousins are today mostly in Casablanca and Rabat. His family and heritage are an endless source of inspiration for his varied, dark, spiritual and carnal writings. He has an MFA in Poetics from New College of California. There, he studied Classical Arabic, Spanish Baroque and Contemporary Moroccan poetry. He is also well versed in the most dour and macabre literature of the 19th Century. His poems and short stories have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, The Racket SF, Quiet Lightning, Jersey Devil, Chestnut Review, Oyster River, Full of Crow, The Collapse, Virgogray Press, Big Bridge, Dusie Press, Paris Lit Up, The Opiate, The Bioptic Review, Maintenant, and more. His work has been nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize. Youssef is an original creator of the East Bay literary arts festival “Beast Crawl.”
Short Story Collection, Fiercer Monsters, Nomadic Press
Poetry Collection, Critics of Mystery Marvel, 2Leaf Press
Stage Play, When the Phone Rang, Opiate Press
- Writer in Residence, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Bronx, NY 2026
- Sponsored Delegate, International Festival of Poetry, Toluca, Mexico 2017, 2018
- Delegate to the Ministry of Culture, Cairo for Tanta festival of poetry 2018
- Honoree, Lake Jackson Fellowship 2017
- Nominee, Pushcart Prize 2015
- Associate Editor, Big Bridge Press and Magazine 2013
- Founder, Paper Press Books & Assoc. Publishing Company 2012
- Founder, Beast Crawl Poetry Festival, Uptown Oakland, CA 2012
- Library Archivist, Founder of Special Collections Dept, New College of California, Mission District, San Francisco, CA. 2001-2006
- Visiting Student with Honors, Université Catholique Des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Lille, France1990