Tomás Baiza
Boise, ID
Tomás Baiza is originally from San José, California, but now finds himself in Boise, Idaho. He is the award-winning author of Delivery: A Pocho's Accidental Guide to College, Love, and Pizza Delivery, and A Purpose to Our Savagery. Tomás's third book, Mexican Teeth: Stories and Assorted Artifacts of an Errant Chicanidad, was released in February, 2026. Tomás's work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net,
Best American Short Stories, and the O. Henry Prize, and both Delivery and Mexican Teeth have been accepted into the holdings of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Sherman Alexie has called Tomás's writing “painful, scary, hilarious, incredibly vulnerable, and powerful in equal measure.” Tomás has been stalked by wild dogs while hitchhiking in Mexico, was once escorted by security out of the Pebble Beach & Tennis Club, and had the privilege of delivering a dozen pizzas to a Klingon-themed orgy at a sci-fi convention.
Best American Short Stories, and the O. Henry Prize, and both Delivery and Mexican Teeth have been accepted into the holdings of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. Sherman Alexie has called Tomás's writing “painful, scary, hilarious, incredibly vulnerable, and powerful in equal measure.” Tomás has been stalked by wild dogs while hitchhiking in Mexico, was once escorted by security out of the Pebble Beach & Tennis Club, and had the privilege of delivering a dozen pizzas to a Klingon-themed orgy at a sci-fi convention.
