Natalie Padilla Young

Natalie Padilla Young is a poet and co-founder and editor in chief of Sugar House Review, a Utah poetry magazine. She works as an art director in advertising. Her first book, All of This Was Once Under Water, was published by Quarter Press in 2023 with illustrations by Maximiliane Spieß. Her poem "In the right light" appeared in The Shore and was nominated for Best of the Net 2025. Her poetry has appeared in journals including Green Mountains Review, Tampa Review, Rattle, and Terrain.org. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University.