Azucena Galettini

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Azucena Galettini
Born1981
Buenos Aires
OccupationWriter, translator
NationalityArgentiniean
Education Latin-American Literature Translation Studies
Alma mater University of Buenos Aires
Genreshort story, novel
Website
azucenagalettini.com

Azucena Galettini (born 1981) is an Argentinean writer and translator. She has been awarded a mention of honor by Fondo Nacional de las Artes in 2006 and was editor-in-chief of La Balandra (otra narrativa) literary magazine from 2011 to 2015.

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Education

She holds a BA in Latin-American Literature by Universidad de Buenos Aires and a BA in Translation (English-Spanish) by Instituto en Educación Superior en Lenguas Vivas “J. R. Fernández”.

Career

Her short stories book Lo único importante en el mundo was awarded a mention of honor by Fondo Nacional de las Artes in 2006. In 2011 it was shortlisted from 500 books for the Premio Internacional de Cuento para Libro Édito “Juan José Manauta”. In 2012 it was incorporated to the portal by Fundación del Libro “Books from Argentina”, created for fostering the translation of Argentinean writers.

Her novel La primera de las tres virtudes was shortlisted from 300 manuscripts for the Premio Internacional de Novela “Letra Sur” in 2012. [1] From 2011 to 2015 she was editor in chief of literary magazine La Balandra (otra narrativa). [2]

She is part of Santos Paganos (Pub. Alto Pogo), Panorama Interzona. Narrativas emergentes de la Argentina (Pub. Interzona) and Ante el fin del mundo (Pub. UnLa).

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References

  1. "Anuncian Diez Finalistas Del Premio Internacional Letra Sur". Noticias.terra.com.ar. 2012-10-09. Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. "Quién es quién · Nro. 9 | La balandra (otra narrativa)". La-balandra.com.ar. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-12.