About
The writer behind the work
I’m Chilen
Chilen Moya is a Dominican-born writer and founder of Within Publishing whose life journey from hardship to healing inspired her debut memoir, I Was an Unwanted Child, But I Always Loved Myself.
Through raw honesty and poetic reflection, she shares a story of resilience, identity, and the unbreakable power of self-love.
Her writing moves between English and Spanish, between memoir and essay, and between the places that shaped her. Today she writes memoir and essays, helps others preserve their stories, and writes original songs in Spanish.
I write to make sense of the past, celebrate the present, and navigate what’s still becoming.Chilen
The Work
Four rooms in the same house
The Memoir
Her debut, I Was an Unwanted Child, But I Always Loved Myself.
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Essays
On travel, identity, culture, and the quiet things that change us.
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Legacy Writing
Life stories brought together with care and intention.
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Spanish Songwriting
Original songs written in Spanish, lyrics and melodies with soul.
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The Imprint
Within Publishing
Within Publishing is the independent publishing imprint under which the memoir was published.
Founding it meant the book could reach readers on its own terms — the story told the way it needed to be told, without waiting for permission.
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