Maria Venegas Explained

Maria Venegas is an American writer, who was born in Mexico. She immigrated to the United States at the age of four.^[1] She graduated from Hunter College with an MFA in creative writing, where she was a Hertog Fellow for Frank McCourt.^[2] She currently lives in New York City.^[1]

Her memoir Bulletproof Vest received positive reviews from The New York Times,^[3] NPR,^[4] and Chicago Tribune.^[5]

Works

• Bulletproof Vest: The Ballad of an Outlaw and His Daughter (2014).^[6]

She has also written short stories which have appeared in Granta, The Guardian, and Ploughshares.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maria Venegas Authors Macmillan. Macmillan. Macmillan. 26 March 2016.
2. Web site: Creative Writing MFA Hertog Fellowship. www.675plus.com. www.hunter.cuny.edu. 2016-08-14.
3. News: 'Bulletproof Vest,' by Maria Venegas. Lazar. Zachary. 2014-08-08. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-08-14.
4. Web site: A Thousand Stories, Brilliantly Collapsed In 'Bulletproof Vest'. NPR.org. 2016-08-14.
5. Web site: Maria Venegas on 'Bulletproof Vest'. Tribune. Chicago. . 2016-08-14.
6. News: 'Bulletproof Vest,' by Maria Venegas . Lazar . Zachary . 8 August 2014 . The New York Times . 0362-4331 . 26 February 2016.
7. Web site: Bio & Interview. Maria Venegas - Bulletproof Vest. 26 March 2016.