Elvira K. Gonzalez is the author & narrator of Hurdles in the Dark, which was released by Macmillan Publishers in May 2024. Her book was secured in a six-figure pre-emptive deal, marking the highest advance for a young adult non-fiction title in 2022. 

She is the visionary behind Writers Inkubator (WI), a literary management agency committed to supporting writers from the conception of their ideas through to post-publication, alongside packaging intellectual property for the screen. WI has successfully assisted numerous first-time authors in securing publishing deals, including Jaha Dukureh, a two-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and Roderick Sewell, who made history as the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to complete the IRONMAN World Championship. Among their current prominent clients are Kaleb Canales, the first Mexican-American head coach in the NBA, and Leo Manzano, a former U.S. Track & Field athlete who earned a medal in the 1500m at the 2012 Summer Olympics—the first American to do so since 1968.

Before Writers Inkubator, Elvira served as a Track & Field coach at the University of Pennsylvania. She also provided personal coaching to a two-time Olympic hurdler and worked as a private coach for horizontal and vertical jumps at The Armory, the top indoor track & field facility in the United States. 

As a high school athlete, Elvira qualified for the UIL Texas State Championships (100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, 100m) three years in a row. She currently holds the 55m hurdles record at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), where she pursued a degree in Information Systems and Business. In her freshman year at UIW, she was named an All-Conference top performer and qualified for the NCAA National Championships. Unfortunately, in her sophomore year, Elvira suffered a spinal fracture, requiring her to pause competitive running. However, four years later, she made a triumphant return and won several races in the 400 meter hurdles.

Elvira resides in Los Angeles, California.