Cristina Jurado Explained

Cristina Jurado
Birth Date:1 February 1972
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Writer, editor
Awards:Ignotus Award (2016, 2017)
Alma Mater:Northwestern University

Cristina Jurado Marcos (born 1 February 1972) is a Spanish writer and publisher of fantasy and science fiction, the winner of three Ignotus Awards. She has written two novels, several short stories, and edited multiple anthologies, as well as numerous articles and interviews in the magazine Supersonic, which she also directs.

Biography

Cristina Jurado was born in Madrid in 1972.[1] She studied Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Seville, and earned a master's degree in Rhetoric from Northwestern University in Illinois.[2] She resides in Dubai.[2] [3]

As a writer she published her first novel, Del Naranja al Azul in 2012, defined as a book of "Mediterranean science fiction",[4] which was followed by stories in various anthologies and fanzines of the genre. In 2017 she published the novella CloroFilia, which she defines as "a post-apocalyptic and weird story that deals with collective madness and human identity."[5] Also in 2017 she won an Ignotus Award for Best Story for "La segunda muerte del padre", published in the Nevsky Prospect anthology Cuentos desde el Otro Lado.[6] [7]

As an editor, her work has focused on the direction of the digital magazine Supersonic and on the publication of anthologies. She founded Supersonic in 2015, bringing together fiction and nonfiction in Spanish and English. The magazine has stood out as a springboard for new voices in Spanish science fiction,[2] and has won several awards. In 2016 it won the European Science Fiction Society's award for Best Fanzine,[8] and in 2017 won in the Best Magazine category.[9] It also won the Ignotus Award for Best Magazine.[7] One of Jurado's articles, "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España", published in the first issue of Supersonic, won the Ignotus for Best Article.[10] [11] In the field of anthologies, her publication Alucinadas stands out, with two volumes focused on getting to know science fiction writers, both unpublished and more recognized.[12] [13]

She has collaborated with international publishers, including for the North American Apex Magazine. In 2015, she was guest editor for its issue number 76, dedicated to international fiction.[14] The collaboration was consolidated in 2017 with Apexs announcement of her hiring as editor of international fiction beginning in January 2018.[2] For her editorial work promoting authors, she has worked with media outlets such as El País[15] and El Salto.[16]

Works

Novels

Novellas

Anthologies

Short stories

Illustrated stories

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cristina Jurado Marcos . La Nave Invisible . Spanish . 23 October 2017 . 12 November 2018.
  2. Apex Magazine hires Cristina Jurado as international fiction editor . Jason . Sizemore . . 24 July 2017 . 12 November 2018 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043341/https://www.apex-magazine.com/apex-magazine-hires-cristina-jurado-as-international-fiction-editor/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Cristina Jurado . Ediciones Nevsky . Spanish . 12 November 2018 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031940/https://edicionesnevsky.com/pages/cristina-jurado . dead .
  4. Web site: 'CloroFilia', de Cristina Jurado . Silvia . Paz . A Librería . Spanish . 12 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043909/https://alibreria.com/2017/06/13/critica-a-clorofilia-de-cristina-jurado/amp/ . 1 December 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: CloroFilia . Origen Cuantico . Spanish . 4 March 2017 . 12 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Premios Ignotus 2017 . Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror . Spanish . 12 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Ganadores de los Premios Ignotus 2017 . Winners of the 2017 Ignotus Awards . Violeta G. . Warletta . La Casa de El . Spanish . 19 November 2017 . 12 November 2018.
  8. Web site: ESFS Awards 2016 . . Spanish . 12 November 2018.
  9. Web site: ESFS Awards 2017 . . Spanish . 12 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Premios Ignotus 2016 . Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022131400/http://www.aefcft.com/premios-ignotus/ganadores-de-los-premios-ignotus-2016/ . 22 October 2017 . dead . 12 November 2018.
  11. News: Diario de la Eurocon. Cosas raras que pasan en el CCCB . Journal of the Eurocon: Strange Things That Happen at the CCCB . Ernest . Alós . . Spanish . 4 November 2016 . 12 November 2018.
  12. Un mundo por delante de su lastre: escritoras españolas de ciencia ficción . Lola . Robles . Barcelona Review . Spanish . April 2017 . 12 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Antología Alucinadas: 10 seleccionadas, 11 relatos . Fantifica . Spanish . 20 November 2014 . 12 November 2018.
  14. Entrevista a Cristina Jurado . Interview with Cristina Jurado . Tanya . Tynjala . . Spanish . 2 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131134556/http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2017/10/entrevista-cristina-jurado-nueva-editora-de-ficcion-internacional-de-apex-magazine/ . 31 January 2018 . dead . 12 November 2018.
  15. News: El fantástico sale del armario . The Fantastic Comes Out of the Closet . Ángel Luis . Sucasas . . Avilés . 23 July 2016 . 12 November 2018.
  16. News: Soy del equipo UKLG . I'm On the UKLG Team . Cristina . Jurado . El Salto . Spanish . 24 March 2017 . 12 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175459/https://saltamos.net/entrevista-ursula-k-le-guin/ . 19 December 2017 . dead .

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