M. E. Delgado was born and raised in San Franciscan, growing up in the inner city and, as a child, possessing a talent and vision that would later flourish as a teenager. He began writing his first novel at age fourteen and has continued his hard work on various works of poetry and fiction. A graduate of St. Mary's College of California and graduate studies at Golden Gate University and San Francisco State University, M. E. Delgado is an accomplished high school teacher.