Olivia Teroba

Olivia Teroba (Tlaxcala, 1988) is the author of the autobiographical essay collections Un lugar seguro and Dinero y escritura, and short story collections including Respirar bajo el agua, published in Mexico by Sexto Piso, as well as in Spain, Chile, and Argentina. She studied at public universities and has received various grants and scholarships, which she regards as essential to sustaining culture and literary work. She has been awarded the Edmundo Valadés Latin American Short Story Prize, the Salvador Gallardo Dávalos National Youth Literature Prize, and the Casa Wabi-Dharma Books Fiction Prize. She is currently focusing on writing, leading creative workshops, and her publishing project El Arte Nuevo.