Richie Narvaez Explained

Richie Narvaez (born 1965) is an American author and professor. In 2020, he won an Agatha Award and an Anthony Award for his novel Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco. His work focuses on the Puerto Rican and Nuyorican experience.

Early life and education

Narvaez's parents came to New York from Puerto Rico, and he was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[1] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School.[2] After graduating from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a master's degree, he worked as a journalist for magazines such as Cable Guide and TV Guide.[3] He currently teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City[4] and at Sarah Lawrence College.[5]

Career

Narvaez writes in multiple genres about Puerto Rico, urban culture, and social issues.[6] [7] He has a "penchant for placing complex and intriguing Latinx characters at the center of his work."[8] His short stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,[9] Mississippi Review, Storyglossia,[10] and Long Island Noir[11]

His first book, Roachkiller and Other Stories, a collection of short stories, was listed by Book Riot as one of the 100 Must-Read Works of Noir.[12]

Narvaez's first novel Hipster Death Rattle explores gentrification and displacement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[13] [14] The book was optioned for CBS TV Studios as a possible TV series for the CW.[15] [16]

His second novel, Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, a young adult murder mystery, received positive reviews.[17] [18] The book received an Agatha Award for Best Children's/YA Book and an Anthony Award for Best Juvenile/Young Adult.[19] [20]

In 2020, Narvaez published another collection of short stories, Noiryorican. The title is a portmanteau of "noir" and "Nuyorican." The book was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Anthology.[21]

In September 2020, LeVar Burton read Narvaez's speculative fiction short story “Room for Rent,” from the anthology Latinx Rising: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, on his podcast LeVar Burton Reads.[22]

In 2022, he joined the advisory board of Cambridge University Press's Cambridge Elements in Crime Narratives, which publishes research from scholars and practitioners of crime writing.[23]

Works

Novels

Hipster Death Rattle (2019)
Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco (2020)

Short story collections

Roachkiller and Other Stories (2012)
Noiryorican (2020)

Awards and honors

2013 Spinetingler Award for Best Anthology/Short Story Collection for Roachkiller and Other Stories[24]
2015 Punchnel’s Hybrid Flash Fiction Contest: “How to Write Flash Fiction”[25]
2018 Named Artist in Residence at the Morris Park Library[26]
2019 Best of 2019 Suspense Thriller by Suspense Magazine for Hipster Death Rattle[27]
2020 Agatha Award for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco[28]
2020 Anthony Award for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco[29]
2021 Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Award, from the Bronx Council on the Arts[30]
2022 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching[31]
2024 Letras Boricuas Fellowship, from the Flamboyan Foundation[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rodriguez . Ivelisse . The Rat-Tat-Tat of the J and M Train: An Interview with Richie Narvaez . Centro . Center for Puerto Rican Studies . 26 January 2022.
  2. Narvaez . Richie . The Mysteries of Creative Writing . English Journal . September 2021 . 111 . 1 . 98–100 . 10.58680/ej202131405 . 26 January 2022.
  3. Web site: slade . mark . DARK DREAMS RICHIE NARVAEZ "OLD PENDEJO" (made with Spreaker) . YouTube . 7 April 2013 . 28 January 2022.
  4. Web site: FIT Authors . Fashion Institute of Technology . 26 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Richie Narvaez (MFA Writing Program) | Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College . Graduate Program MFA Writing Program . 26 October 2024 .
  6. Web site: Latinx Horror: Interview with Richie Narvaez . Horror Writers Association . October 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  7. Galán . Jessica . Adding an Accent to the Noir: Jessica Galán Interviews Richie Narvaez . Latino Stories . June 10, 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Rivera . Adrian Erin . Richie Narvaez's Noiryorican: A Criminal Short Fiction Collection . LibroMobile . 2 April 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Narvaez . Richie . My Father Made Me a Crime Writer! . Something Is Going to Happen . 23 October 2019 . Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine . 26 January 2022.
  10. Web site: The Helper - by R. Narvaez . 2022-03-05 . www.storyglossia.com.
  11. News: Kindall . James . A Preview of 'Long Island Noir,' Edited by Kaylie Jones . 4 February 2022 . New York Times . March 29, 2012.
  12. Web site: Barranti Klein . Annika . 100 Must-Read Works of Noir . Book Riot . 9 November 2016 . Riot New Media Group . 26 January 2022.
  13. Web site: HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE by Richie Narvaez . Down & Out Books . 26 January 2022.
  14. Kolakowski . Nick . March 2020 . "The Liar's Room" and "Hipster Death Rattle": The Thrill of Familiarity . Mystery Tribune . March 2020 . 26 January 2022.
  15. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Wilmer Valderrama Re-Ups First-Look Deal With CBS TV Studios . 26 January 2022 . Deadline . May 20, 2020.
  16. News: Cordero . Rosy . 'Hipster Death Rattle' Drama Series From Rafael Agustín, Marvin Lemus, & Wilmer Valderrama In Development At The CW . 26 January 2022 . Deadline . December 7, 2021.
  17. March 29, 2020 . A fun murder mystery with a side of disco fever. . Kirkus Reviews . April 15, 2020 . 26 January 2022.
  18. March 2020 . Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco . The School Library Journal . March 2020 . 26 January 2022.
  19. 2021 AGATHA AWARD WINNERS: More Than Malice! . Mystery Fanfare . July 17, 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  20. Schaub . Michael . Winners of the Anthony Awards Are Revealed . Kirkus Reviews . August 25, 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  21. Web site: Bouchercon 2021 Anthony Award Nominations . Bouchercon 2021 . 26 January 2022.
  22. Web site: LeVar Burton Reads . Omny Studio . 26 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Cambridge Elements . Elements in Crime Narratives . Cambridge University Press . 26 November 2024.
  24. Web site: Lindenmuth . Brian . 2013 Spinetingler Award Best Anthology/Short Story Collection – WINNER . Spinetingler . 26 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906101921/http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/05/03/2013-spinetingler-award-best-anthologyshort-story-collection-winner/ . 6 September 2015 . dead.
  25. Web site: We Have Winners . Punchnel's . 26 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160323004130/http://www.punchnels.com/2012/02/03/we-have-winners/ . 23 March 2016 . dead.
  26. News: Rocchio . Patrick . Pelham Bay Writer's First Novel Addresses Gentrification . 26 January 2022 . Bronx Weekly . February 3, 2019.
  27. Suspense Magazine . Winter 2019 . .087 . Winter 2019 . 29 August 2022.
  28. Web site: The 2020 Agatha Award Nominees and Winners . Malice Domestic . 26 January 2022.
  29. News: 2021 Anthony Awards Winners . 26 January 2022 . Locus Magazine . August 31, 2021.
  30. Web site: 2021 BRIO Awardees . Bronx Council on the Arts . 26 January 2022.
  31. Web site: Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching . State University of New York . SUNY . 23 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Ramos Meléndez . Rosiris . Mellon and Flamboyan Foundations Announce 2024 Letras Boricuas Fellows Following Three-Year Extension of the Program . Flamboyan Foundation . Flamboyan Foundation . 30 October 2024.

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