David Estringel is a Xicanx writer/poet with works published (or forthcoming) in literary publications and independent presses, such as The Opiate, BULL, Mythic Picnic, Azahares, Cephalorpress, Sledgehammer Lit, Ethel, Literary Heist, Cowboy Jamboree, Sudo, San Antonio Review, Punk Noir Magazine, Poetry NI, Futurists & Fugitives, Dreich, Somos en escrito, Fahmidan Journal, The Milk House, Beir Bua Journal, Setu, Terror House Magazine, Expat Press, Horror Sleaze Trash, Fevers of the Mind, Apocalypse Confidential, Rigorous, North Meridian Review, Culture Cult Press, Harpy Hybrid Review, The Honest Ulsterman, Red Fez, Drunk Monkeys, The Blue Nib, Spit Poet Zine, Moot Point, Dumpster Fire Press, Roi Faineant Press, The Pixelated Shroud, South Broadway Ghost Society, Citywide Lunch, and Streetcake Magazine. David received his BA in English Studies and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas, along with a graduate certificate in Women and Gender Studies.

David has written and/or published seven poetry/hybrid collections which include, Indelible Fingerprints (Alien Buddha Press, 2019), Blood Honey (Anxiety Press, 2022), Cold Comfort House (Anxiety Press, 2022), little punctures (Really Serious Literature, 2023), Blind Turns in the Kitchen Sink (Anxiety Press, 2023), Brujeria (Alien Buddha Press, 2025), and Down the Bermuda Highway (Alien Buddha Press, 2025). David has also written six poetry chapbooks, Punctures (Really Serious Literature, 2019), PeripherieS (The B’K, 2020), Eating Pears on the Rooftop (Finishing Line Press, 2022), Golden Calves (Back Room Poetry, 2023), Sour Grapes (Two Key Customs, 2023), and Blue (Back Room Poetry, 2023) . David's first co-authored novel Escaping Emily was released by Thirty West Publishing House in June 2024.

David has also won multiple screenwriting and scriptwriting awards for his projects "Roadkill" and "Brujo."

David is currently a writing professor at Central Texas College (Killeen, TX) and Austin Community College (Austin, TX). He currently is Founder & Editor-in-Chief ofThe Argyle Literary Magazine and Blood+Honey. Connect with David on Twitter @The_Booky_Man and Instagram @david_estringel.