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Julia Álvarez
Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies” (Algonquin) made her an international sensation. The book details the lives of four sisters living under the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo.
Julieta Campos
Julieta Campos was a postmodernist novelist, short story writer, critic, and translator.
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Novelist Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a 2020 winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Award.
Laura Restrepo
Laura Restrepo is the author of nine novels, essay volumes and a poetry collection for children.
Dr Liliana Colanzi
Liliana Colanzi is a writer from Bolivia who has a doctorate in comparative literature from Cornell University, where she teaches.
Hilda Perera
Hilda Perera is the author several novels including Mañana es 26 (1960), El sitio de nadie (1972), Felices Pascuas (1977), and Plantado (1981). She is also the author numerous children’s book, including Cuentos de Apolo (1947), whichwas translated in many languages.
Inés Arredondo
Inés Arredondo wrote several books, as well as essay collections and published two anthologies.
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is the author of over twenty books including The House of the Spirits (La Casa de los Espíritus) (1982), Eva Luna (1987), Paula (1995), Inés del Alma Mía (Inés of My Soul) (2006), and Violeta (2022).
Josefina Plá
Though born in Spain, critics identify her body of work with Paraguay. She both contributed greatly to the latter country’s cultural development and resided there for the greater part of her life.