Born in San Juan in 1971, Pedro Cabiya is a Puerto Rican writer who has lived for the past two decades in the Dominican Republic. He is the author of 13 books and over 100 essays and articles and is one of the most widely read writers in the Hispanic Caribbean. His short-story collection Historias Tremendas (1999) was declared Best Book of the Year by both PEN Club International and the Institute of Puerto Rican Literature. His work has been recognized by the Association of Dominican Writers and Journalists and in 2014 he was awarded the prestigious Caonabo de Oro for excellence in letters.
TRANSLATOR BIO: Jessica Powell has published translations by Pablo Neruda, Sergio Missana, Gabriela Wiener, Silvina Ocampo, among others. Her translation of Wicked Weeds (Mandel Vilar Press) by Pedro Cabiya was named a finalist for the 2017 Best Translated Book Award, made the longlist for the 2017 National Translation Award, and was a 2016 Forward Indies Winner.
