Gabriela Torres Olivares Explained

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 and English,^{[6] [7]} and has been published in numerous literary publications in Mexico and internationally.^[8]

From 2004 to 2005, Torres Olivares was a fellow at the Centro de Escritores de Nuevo León, 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. 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)
• 2007 – Incompletario, Ediciones Intempestivas (short stories)^[12]
• 2010 – Enfermario, Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro (short stories)^[13]
• 2017 – Enfermario, Les Figues Press, (short stories) Spanish/English bilingual edition, translation by Jennifer Donovan.

Notes and References

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