Marta Lynch published seven novels and nine collections of short prose. Her first novel, La alfombra roja (The Red Carpet)(1962), won the Fabril Prize and was instantly popular. La señora Ordóñez (Mrs. Ordóñez) (1967), was just as successful and was eventually adapted for television (1984).
American children’s book author of Cuban descent whose books celebrate Latino culture and the lives of young people.
Colombian writer Melba Escobar writes a column for the Colombian newspapers El Espectador and El País. Her novel “House of Beauty” (Fourth Estate) was chosen as one of the best books of 2016 by the Colombian National Novel Prize.
Nadia López García is the author of the poetry collections Ñu’ú Vixo /Tierra mojada (2018), Tikuxi Kaa/El Tren (2019), Isu ichi/ El camino del venado (2020) and Dorsal (2021).
Nélida Piñon is the author of more than a dozen books, including novels, essays and memoirs.
Julieta Campos was a postmodernist novelist, short story writer, critic, and translator.
Novelist Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a 2020 winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Award.
Laura Restrepo is the author of nine novels, essay volumes and a poetry collection for children.
Liliana Colanzi is a writer from Bolivia who has a doctorate in comparative literature from Cornell University, where she teaches.
Argentine poet and essayist