Yásnaya Aguilar is a writer, linguist, translator, researcher and activist from Ayutla Mixe, Oaxaca. She studied for a BA in Hispanic Language and Literature, as well as a MA in Linguistics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her work is strongly focused on projects on the dissemination and study of linguistic diversity and native languages at risk of disappearance in Mexico, her participation in projects in the development of grammatical content for educational materials in indigenous languages is very noteworthy. She has collaborated in publications such as Letras Libres and Nexos. She is part of the COLMIX collective, a group that carries out research activities and dissemination of Mixe culture, she collaborates with the Juan Córdoba research library in Oaxaca and writes the blog #Ayuujk.