Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón Explained

Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón
Birth Name:	Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón
Birth Date:	14 September 1986
Birth Place:	Caguas, Puerto Rico
Occupation:	Writer, Novelist

Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón is an author born in Puerto Rico in 1986. He has written three novels, Palacio, Dicen que los dormidos, and Los días hábiles. In 2017 he was named one of Bogota Hay Festival's 39 authors under 40.^[1]

Biography

Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, in 1986. He studied in the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. He later moved to Atlanta and pursued a Ph.D. at Emory University.^[2] He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College.^[3]

Despite living in the United States, Gutiérrez Negrón continues to publish in Puerto Rico, where his novels and monthly column circulate.^[4]

Bibliography

Gutiérrez Negrón has published three novels and a book of short stories.

• Los días hábiles (2020), novel.
• Preciosos perdedores (2019), short stories
• Dicen que los dormidos (2013/2014/2017), his second novel, won the National Novel Award from the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña.^[5]
• Palacio (2011), his first novel, received an honorable mention from the Puerto Rico-PEN Club 2011 Best Novel Category.^[6]

Awards and accolades

In 2017, Gutiérrez Negrón was selected as one of Bogota Hay Festival's 39 authors under 40.^[7]
In 2015, he was selected as part of Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara's Latinoamérica Viva, a selection of promising or established contemporary authors from the continent.^[8] That same year, he received the Premio Nuevas Voces from the Festival de la Palabra, an accolade given to promising Puerto Rican authors.^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Bogotá39-2017: presentan la lista de los 39 mejores escritores de ficción de América Latina menores de 40 años - BBC Mundo. BBC News Mundo. 8 May 2017.
2. Web site: Announcements. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Emory University. 10 May 2017.
3. Web site: Hispanic Studies Faculty. Oberlin College's Department of Hispanic Studies. 24 October 2016 . 10 May 2017.
4. Web site: Columnas de Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón. El Nuevo Día. 10 May 2017.
5. Web site: Quiles. Cristina del Mar. Una reflexión sobre la violencia se convierte en novela y gana premio del ICP. Noticel.com. 10 May 2017.
6. Web site: Libros Premiados. Pen Club de Puerto Rico. 10 May 2017.
7. News: Ríos. Jessica. Eligen a un boricua como uno de los 39 mejores escritores de ficción. 10 May 2017. El Nuevo Día. 10 May 2017.
8. Web site: Latinoamérica Viva - Creación de Lectores. Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. 10 May 2017.
9. Web site: Fullana Acosta. Mariela. Sorprendido por premio Nuevas Voces 2015. El Nuevo Día. October 2015 . 10 May 2017.