Hispanic Studies

Brenda Navarro was part of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2023. Her first novel Casas vacías (Empty Houses, London, Daunt Books, 2018) won the Tigre Juan Award and the Pen Translation Award. Her second novel, Ceniza en la boca (Ashes in the Mouth) (2022) won the Cálamo Award, El Premio de la Asociación de Librerías de Madrid, the Todos tus libros Award and the San Clemente Award as best book of the year 2022, as well as being a finalist in the Vargas Llosa Biennial 2022.

She has been an editor, scriptwriter, and she teaches creative writing workshops. Navarro has collaborated with media outlets such as El País, Pikara Magazine, La Marea, El Salto, Milenio, Tierra Adentro, and more.

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