Rafael Melendez is a playwright, novelist, and poet. His first novel, From Cibola to San Miguel, was published by the University of New Mexico State in Las Cruces. A Cal-Arts Counc...view moreRafael Melendez is a playwright, novelist, and poet. His first novel, From Cibola to San Miguel, was published by the University of New Mexico State in Las Cruces. A Cal-Arts Council recipient, Melendez has placed in national playwriting and poetry contests, and his plays have been read or produced in Texas, Arizona, California, Oregon, and New York City. Melendez is writing his third novel, The Key to San Miguel Encantado.view less