Gabriela Torres Olivares

Gabriela Torres Olivares (born 1982) is a Mexican novelist and short story writer.

Biography

Gabriela Torres Olivares has published four books of short stories and one novel. Her fictional work deals with the body^[1][2] and has been described as pertaining to the modern Mexican Gothic.^[3] Aside from the books she has published, her work has been included in numerous anthologies and literary journals.^[4] Her writing has been translated into Italian,^[5] French^[4] and English,^[6][7] and has been published in numerous literary publications in Mexico and internationally.^[4][8]

From 2004 to 2005, Torres Olivares was a fellow at the Centro de Escritores de Nuevo León,^[4][8] and from 2015 to 2016, she was the recipient of a grant from the Programa Jóvenes Creadores from the Mexican National Endowment for Culture and the Arts / FONCA.^[4][8] In 2017, her novel Piscinas Verticales won the Premio Binacional de Novela Joven Frontera de Palabras|Border of words from the Secretaría de Cultura and the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT).^[9][10][11]

Books

• 2004 – Están Muertos, Harikiri Plaquettes (short stories)^[8]
• 2007 – Incompletario, Ediciones Intempestivas (short stories)^[12][8]
• 2010 – Enfermario, Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro (short stories)^[13]
• 2017 – Enfermario, Les Figues Press, (short stories) Spanish/English bilingual edition, translation by Jennifer Donovan.^[6]

References

1. Karraker, Miriam (31 Aug 2017). "'Enfermario' by Gabriela Torres Olivares". Lambda Literary Review.
2. Heckermann, Cheyenne (June 2017). "The State of Being Different in 'Enfermario' by Gabriela Torres Olivares". The Medium. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
3. Bartley Seigel, M. (9 June 2017). "The Watchlist: June 2017". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
4. "Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas". Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas (FLM). 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
5. Frenguelli, Andrea (translator) (2015). "Partenogenesi in Il nono annuale di narrativa"journal=Vice, Italy". {{cite journal}}: |first= has generic name (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "ENFERMARIO: GABRIELA TORRES OLIVARES". Les Figues Press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
7. "Gabriela Torres Olivares". Conjunctions. 8 December 2015.
8. "Nuevo León: Torres Olivares, Gabriela". Secretaría de Cultura: Coordinación Nacional de Literatura. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
9. "La obra Piscinas verticales de Gabriela Torres obtiene el Premio Binacional de Novela Joven Frontera de Palabras 2017". Gobierno de México, Secretaría de Cultura Sala de Prensa. 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
10. "Festival De Literatura Del Norte Celebrará XV Años Con Nutrido Programa". Notimex. 7 November 2017. ProQuest 1961164600.
11. "La Obra Piscinas Verticales de Gabriela Torres Obtiene el Premio Binacional de Novela Joven Frontera de Palabras". Revista Campestre. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
12. González, Dulce M. (27 October 2007). "Literespacio / Murakami y Gabriela Torres". El Norte: 7.
13. "410. ENFERMARIO (CUENTO)". Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.