Mayra Santos-Febres was born in Carolina; Puerto Rico; in 1966. She studied Literature at the University of Puerto Rico and received two postgraduate degrees from Cornell University. She is a professor of Creative Writing at the University of Puerto Rico; Río Piedras and a member of the International and Multicultural Institute of the UPR. She has received; among other awards; the Letras de Oro and the Juan Rulfo; both in the short story genre. She is the recipient of a John S. Simon Guggenheim scholarship (2017) and the Rockefeller Bellagio Center Residency (2018). Her works have been translated into French; English; German; Croatian; Korean; Icelandic and Italian. She is the author of the poetry books Anamú y manigua (1990); The escaped order (1991); Boat People (2005); Tercer Mundo (2014-20); and Huracanada (2018). She has also published the novels; Sirena Selena vestida de pena (2001); Cualquier miércoles soy tuya (2002); Fe en disfraz; Nuestra Señora de la noche; La amante de Gardel; and the collections of essays; Tratado de Medicina Natural para Hombres Melancólicos and Sobre piel y papel.
