Carribean Fragoza

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Carribean Fragoza is an American journalist, writer, and artist. She is the founder and co-director of the arts collective, South El Monte Art Posse (SEMAP). [1] In 2023, she received a Whiting Award for her short story collection Eat the Mouth That Feeds You. [2] [3]

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Life

She grew up in South El Monte. She is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in Comparative Literature and Chicana/o Studies. [4] She went on to graduate from the California Institute of the Arts [5] with an M.F.A. in Fiction. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "About". Carribean Fragoza. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Miranda, Carolina A. (March 29, 2023). "L.A. author Carribean Fragoza wins prestigious $50,000 Whiting Award". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Eat the Mouth That Feeds You". citylights.com. City Lights. Retrieved October 31, 2024. WINNER OF THE WHITING AWARD
  4. ↑ Cheng, Cheryl (June 10, 2021). "Alumna Carribean Fragoza Writes Fiction That Shifts Narratives". UCLA Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (March 23, 2021). "How El Monte and the San Gabriel Valley inspire writer Carribean Fragoza's writing". The Orange County Register . Archived from the original on March 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Dorany (April 5, 2021). "Carribean Fragoza lives the life she writes — busy, creative and slightly surreal". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Women on the Border Between Here and There". Alta Online. December 14, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Introducing the Special Guest". Alta Online. December 19, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ Fajardo-Anstine, Kali (March 23, 2021). "A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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