Sergio Troncoso was born in El Paso, Texas and now lives in New York City. After graduating from Harvard College, he was a Fulbright Scholar to Mexico and studied international relations and philosophy at Yale University. Troncoso's stories have been featured in many anthologies, including Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature (Pearson/Longman Publishing), Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature (University of New Mexico Press), City Wilds: Essays and Stories about Urban Nature (University of Georgia Press), and New World: Young Latino Writers (Dell Publishing). His work has also appeared in Encyclopedia Latina, Newsday, The El Paso Times, Pembroke Magazine, Other Voices, and many other newspapers and literary magazines. Troncoso's book of short stories, The Last Tortilla and Other Stories (University of Arizona Press), won the Premio Aztlán for the best book by a new Chicano writer, and the Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library Association. His novel, The Nature of Truth (Northwestern University Press), is a story about a Yale research student who discovers that his boss, a renowned professor, hides a Nazi past. Troncoso writes the weekly blog, Chico Lingo, about writing, politics, and finance.

The Nature of Truth: A Novel (Northwestern University Press, 2003), The Last Tortilla and Other Stories (University of Arizona Press, 1999)

Camino del Sol: Fifteen Years of Latina and Latino Writing (University of Arizona Press, 2010), Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery (Arte Publico Press, 2009), Literary El Paso (Texas Christian University Press, 2009), Hecho En Tejas: An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature (University of New Mexico Press, 2006), Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature (Pearson Longman, 2006), Once Upon A Cuento (Curbstone Press, 2003), City Wilds: Essays and Stories about Urban Nature (University of Georgia Press, 2002), New World: Young Latino Writers (Dell, 1997)