Lenn Verchiel

Lenn Verchiel is a writer of poetry, narrative fiction, and horror stories. Her career spans the literary, cultural, and musical spheres, involving participation in anthologies, festivals, book fairs, media outlets, and promotional projects. Her works have been published in titles such as: Charlas de Café (Volumes III and IV) Desde Casa: Antología Poética del Confinamiento Tintas Derramadas (horror stories) Panteón de Versos Vivos Vestigios del Horror, an anthology of short stories and dark poetry. She has appeared at events and venues such as the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL), the López Portillo House-Museum, the Puerto Vallarta Reading Initiative, the Tlaquepaque Book Fair, the Municipal Book Fair, La Otra FIL, Café con Letras, Fóbica Fest, the Feline Literature Fair, and FIL Alterna, among others. She served as a judge for the Poetry Slam and spent two years coordinating the Guadalajara edition of FIP Palabra en el Mundo, a national and international poetry festival. Additionally, she directs Noosfera Cultura, an artistic imprint dedicated to promoting and disseminating independent literary projects; in this capacity, she coordinates the National and International Festival of Horror Stories and Dark Poetry in collaboration with writer and filmmaker Sandra Becerril. Her work has been featured in various media outlets and cultural spaces, including C7, El Occidental newspaper, Somos Lectores at the FIL, La Crónica Jalisco, Rincón Poético, Amura Literatura, and Entre Letras. She also received recognition in the "Cosmic Horror" contest organized by the Costa Rican magazine Retazos de Ficción. She won the calaverita literaria (literary epitaph poem) contest held by the publishing house Letras Negras, leading to the publication of her work in the anthology Panteón de Versos Vivos, which is distributed both nationally and internationally. Among her recent projects is La Sombra Obsidiana, a poetry collection with philosophical and essayistic undertones that delves into identity, the human condition, inner shadows, and social fractures. The edition of the book features the editorial participation of the renowned poet from Jalisco, Jorge Orendain.