John Better Armella is a queer poet and novelist from Barranquilla, Colombia. He is the author of five books, most recently the horror novella Limbo (Seix Barral, 2020). His short story collection 16 atmósferas enrarecidas won the Premio Nacional de Cuento Jorge Gaitán Durán. His work has appeared in English in World Literature Today, Latin American Literature Today, and the anthology Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday.