[2] She graduated from College of Santa Fe in 2010 with a degree in theatre and a minor in creative writing.
[3] Under the guidance of Charles Mee, she earned an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University School of the Arts.
[5] Much of her writing revolves around themes of injustice, loss, queerness, and marginalized identities.
[1] At her website, she self-identifies as "a queer writer with Cuban and Louisiana roots," and says she "tells stories that mine the misconception of dissimilarity and proclaim, 'You are not alone.
'"[6] Quintana, who is nonbinary and gender non-conforming, changed her professional listing from Christina to C. in 2022.