Ignatius Valentine Aloysius

About Ignatius

Of South Asian descent, Ignatius Valentine Aloysius has been named on Newcity’s LIT50 list, “Who Really Books in Chicago, 2025.” He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Northwestern University, where he teaches. He is the author of the novel Fishhead. Republic of Want (Tortoise Books, 2020), Salt Pruning, a collaborative poetry collection (Hummingbird Poetry Press, 2024-25), and two forthcoming poetry collections, Everything I Touch Is—& Isn’t—You (Roadside Press, Spring 2026), and Bone Dust Mother (Glass Lyre Press, Summer 2026). Ignatius is a co-editor of The Overturning Anthology (Erratics Press, 2025) and a curator and host of Sunday Salon Chicago, a literary reading series now in its 21st year. He serves as chair of the Curatorial Council at Ragdale Foundation, an artists’ residency in Lake Forest, IL, where he is also a Board of Trustees member. Ignatius is currently shopping a lyrical novel, titled Do Not Move the Bones of the Dead. Visit: https://linktr.ee/ignatius.valentine.aloysius