Natalia Figueroa Barroso is a writer of Uruguayan descent with Charrúa, Yoruba and Iberian origins. She was born on Dharug Ngura, and was raised between her birthland and her homeland. Natalia has degrees in communication, screenwriting and media production from UTS. Her essays, poems and short stories have appeared in Sweatshop Women, Between Two Worlds, Meanjin, Red Room Poetry, Povo, Overland and Griffith Review. Natalia’s debut work of fiction is Hailstones Fell Without Rain (UQP, 2025).