Paulina Flores (writer)

Paulina Flores
At FILSA 2015
Born1988 (age 32–33)
Santiago, Chile
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationWriter
AwardsSantiago Municipal Literature Award (2016)

Paulina Flores (born 1988) is a Chilean writer.

Biography

Paulina Flores spent her childhood in Conchalí and went to the Recoleta Humanities Academy for secondary studies. She then studied literature at the University of Chile and began teaching at a high school.[1] She attended the literary workshops of Luis López-Aliaga and Alejandro Zambra.[2]

In 2011 she was awarded a grant from the National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading, and three years later her short story "Qué vergüenza" was awarded the Roberto Bolaño Prize.[3] Her first collection of stories was published under the same title in 2015 and won the Municipal Literature and Art Critics Circle awards.[4][5]

Works
  • Qué vergüenza, Hueders, Santiago, 2015 (Seix Barral, Barcelona, 2016), containing 9 stories:
    • "Qué vergüenza", "Teresa", "Talcahuano", "Olvidar a Freddy", "Tía Nana", "Últimas vacaciones", "Espíritu americano", "Laika", and "Afortunada de mí"

Awards and recognitions
  • National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading Grant (2011)
  • Roberto Bolaño Prize for the story "Qué vergüenza" (2014)[4]
  • 2016 Santiago Municipal Literature Award for the story compilation Qué vergüenza[5]
  • Art Critics Circle Award for the book Qué vergüenza[4]

References
  1. Perán, Aldo (12 September 2015). "Tierna y feroz: Paulina Flores y el Chile de los 90" [Tender and Ferocious: Paulina Flores and the Chile of the 90s]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. "Paulina Flores: Mentirse también puede ser muy genuino" [Paulina Flores: Lying Can Also Be Very Genuine]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 27 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. Calabuig, Ernesto (7 October 2016). "Qué vergüenza". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. Maldonado, Lorena G. (16 September 2016). "Paulina Flores: la revolución chilena es feminista y de clase obrera" [Paulina Flores: The Chilean Revolution is Feminist and Working Class]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. Careaga C., Roberto (30 November 2016). "Paulina Flores y Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt ganan premios municipales" [Paulina Flores and Alfredo Jocelyn-Holt Win Municipal Awards]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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