Ashley C. Lanuza is a writer, editor, published author, spoken word poet, and lifelong learner. She is based in Los Angeles.

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Ashley graduated from UCLA with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Film Studies and Asian American Studies. By day, she fulfills her dream career of serving Los Angeles County. By moonlight, she performs and features at open mics around LA and is a part-time Master's student in Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge (Lucy Cavendish College). Ashley's current projects include creating and producing the In-Laws We Trust Podcast, collaborating on multimedia projects with Chris Siders and the SOS Orchestra, helping with post-production for Heartstorm Film (dir. Arianna Basco and Jerry White Jr., 2023) as associate producer, and writing her second poetry collection. In 2024, she won the Spoken Word award at the 2nd annual FilAm Creative FilmFest, placed 3rd at the 9th Annual Katipunan Poetry Slam, performed at the 43rd Lotus Fest for the City of LA, and ended Sunday Jump's 2024 season as the spoken word feature.

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She started writing in 2009 after winning the City of LA Latino Heritage Month Writing Competition. Since then, her first by-line was in 2012, and she has written for the Daily Bruin, Odyssey, and the Tidings. Ashley has also created videos (short films, UCLA Housing), designed digital assets and GIF stickers, and produced podcasts (Immigrantly Podcast, Growing with Fronds, and three with New Degree Press). ​​Her debut poetry collection, My Heart of Rice: a Poetic Filipino American Experience, is on Amazon, Kobo, and your local indie bookstore.