Dr Virginia Davis Floyd
Dr Virginia Davis Floyd makes a difference by extending medical care to underserved populations around the world and integrating indigenous medical traditions with Western methods.
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Zaidy Zouain
Zaidy Zouain is the author of the poetry collection, Lilibeth (1979) and a number of essays, including Ensayos históricos sobre Martí (Historical Essays on Martí) and Ensayos históricos sobre la Batalla de Santiago (Historical Essays on the Battle of Santiago).
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen is the author of thirteen books of poetry including O nome das coisas (The Name of Things) (1977), Geografia (Geography) (1967), and Ilhas (Islands) (1989).
Valerie Martínez
Martínez, a poet, translator, and playwright, is the author of three books of poetry.
Teresa Crespo de Salvador
Teresa Crespo de Salvador is the author of ten books, most of them poetry collections and children’s books.
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.
Laura Restrepo
Laura Restrepo is the author of nine novels, essay volumes and a poetry collection for children.
Loreley El Jaber
Argentine poet and essayist
Ida Vitale
Ida Vitale is a literary critic, translator and author of more than a dozen poetry collections.
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.