Jazmina Barrera (born 10 March 1988) is a Mexican writer. She is the author of Cuerpo extraño (Literal Publishing, 2013), Cuaderno de faros (Tierra Adentro, 2017), Línea negra (Almadía, 2021) and Punto de cruz (Almadía, 2021).[1][2] Her books have been published in eight countries and translated into English, Italian, Dutch and Catalan.[3] She is the co-founder of Ediciones Antílope.[4]

Barrera in 2018

Professional career

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Born in Mexico City,[1] she studied modern English literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received an MA in creative writing in Spanish from New York University on a Fulbright Scholarship. Her work has appeared in prestigious publications such as The Paris Review, El País, Malpensante, The New York Times and Letras Libres.[3] She was a fellow of the Foundation for Mexican Letters in 2012 and 2014. In 2013 she won the Latin American Voices Prize for Cuerpo extraño. In 2015 she co-founded Ediciones Antílope with Isabel Zapata, Marina Azahua, Astrid López Méndez and César Tejeda.[4]

In 2021 she received a grant from the Young Creators Programme of the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA) and was selected for a residency at Casa Estudio Cien Años de Soledad. She lives in Mexico City. She is married to the Chilean writer Alejandro Zambra, with whom she has a son.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obra publicada - Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México - FLM". www.elem.mx. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  2. ^ a b El librero de Jazmina Barrera y Alejandro Zambra | Más Cultura"
  3. ^ a b "Jazmina Barrera". Jazmina Barrera. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ a b "Quienes somos | Ediciones Antílope". www.edicionesantilope.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.