Cátedra Pacheco: "A Workshop on Creative Writing with Yuri Herrera"
Cátedra Pacheco: "A Workshop on Creative Writing with Yuri Herrera"
Join us for an exceptional creative writing workshop led by distinguished Mexican writer Yuri Herrera. As a full professor at Tulane University, Herrera brings a wealth of expertise in literary theory and creative writing to this unique opportunity. Don’t miss the chance to learn from one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary voices.
About the Author
Yuri Herrera (Actopan, Hidalgo, México, 1970) received his BA in Political Science from UNAM, MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso, and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. His first novel Trabajos del reino (Kingdom Cons), won the Premio Binacional de Novela Joven in 2003 and received the “Otras voces, otros ámbitos” prize for the best novel published in Spain in 2008. His second novel, Señales que precederán al fin del mundo (Signs Preceding the End of the World), was a finalist for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize. His third novel is La transmigración de los cuerpos (Transmigration of Bodies). All three novels have been translated into multiple languages and published in English by the British publisher And Other Stories. He has also published two children’s books in México: ¡Éste es mi nahual! and Los ojos de Lía.
In 2016, he shared the Best Translated Book Award with translator Lisa Dillman for the translation of Signs Preceding the End of the World. The same year, Rice University and Literal Publishing published Talud, a collection of his short stories. He also received the Anna Seghers Prize from the Academy of Arts of Berlin in 2016 for his body of work. His latest books include the historical narrative A Silent Fury: The El Bordo Mine Fire, the sci-fi short stories collection Ten Planets, and the novel Season of the Swamp. He has taught literary theory, creative writing, and Latin American literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana in México and at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, before joining Tulane University, where he is professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
Join us for an exceptional creative writing workshop led by distinguished Mexican writer Yuri Herrera. As a full professor at Tulane University, Herrera brings a wealth of expertise in literary theory and creative writing to this unique opportunity. Don’t miss the chance to learn from one of Latin America’s most influential contemporary voices.
About the Author
Yuri Herrera (Actopan, Hidalgo, México, 1970) received his BA in Political Science from UNAM, MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso, and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. His first novel Trabajos del reino (Kingdom Cons), won the Premio Binacional de Novela Joven in 2003 and received the “Otras voces, otros ámbitos” prize for the best novel published in Spain in 2008. His second novel, Señales que precederán al fin del mundo (Signs Preceding the End of the World), was a finalist for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize. His third novel is La transmigración de los cuerpos (Transmigration of Bodies). All three novels have been translated into multiple languages and published in English by the British publisher And Other Stories. He has also published two children’s books in México: ¡Éste es mi nahual! and Los ojos de Lía.
In 2016, he shared the Best Translated Book Award with translator Lisa Dillman for the translation of Signs Preceding the End of the World. The same year, Rice University and Literal Publishing published Talud, a collection of his short stories. He also received the Anna Seghers Prize from the Academy of Arts of Berlin in 2016 for his body of work. His latest books include the historical narrative A Silent Fury: The El Bordo Mine Fire, the sci-fi short stories collection Ten Planets, and the novel Season of the Swamp. He has taught literary theory, creative writing, and Latin American literature at the Universidad Iberoamericana in México and at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, before joining Tulane University, where he is professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
