Alejandro Varela (he/him) is based in New York. His work has appeared in the Boston, Yale, and Georgia Reviews, The Point Magazine, Harper's, and The Offing, among other publications.

His debut novel, The Town of Babylon (Astra House, 2022) was a finalist for the National Book Award. His short story collection, The People Who Report More Stress (Astra, 2023), was a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards, and longlisted for the Aspen Literary Prize, the Story Prize, and the Jean Stein Awards. His latest novel, Middle Spoon, was published by Viking on September 9, 2025.

Varela is an editor-at-large of Apogee Journal, and holds a masters degree in public health from the University of Washington.

Alejandro is represented by Robert Guinsler at Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. and by Sara Ortiz at the Lyceum Agency.