Cristina Oxtra is a Filipino American author. She earned an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults at Hamline University and a BA in journalism. She writes fiction and nonfiction, from picture books and chapter books to middle grade novels and graphic novels. Her books include Stephen Hawking: Get to Know the Man Behind the Theory, Stan Lee: Get to Know the Comics Creator, Tae Kwon Do Test, Tara & the Towering Wave: An Indian Ocean Tsunami Survival Story, Red Riding Hood, and Keep Dancing. She is represented by BookEnds Literary and was awarded the 2019-2020 Mirrors & Windows Fellowship for indigenous writers and writers of color by the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, MN. A wife, mother, and military veteran, she works full-time overseeing a college readiness program that supports underrepresented students in grades 7-12.