Alma Garcia
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Alma García (born 1970) is an American short story writer.
Life
Alma Garcia grew up in West Texas, and has lived most of her life in New Mexico. She graduated from the University of Arizona with an MFA, and afterward worked at the Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard, Washington. She lives with her husband, Mike De Lilla, a civil engineer, in Seattle, where she plays violin and sings in a folk-rock band, Landlord's Daughter.[1][2]
Her work has appeared in Narrative Magazine, Passages North, and Boulevard.[3]
Awards
- 2007 Narrative Prize [4]
- 2007 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award[5][6]
- 2004 Dana Award in Short Fiction
- Jack Straw Writers Program[7]
Works
- "Letter to El Mateo". Narrative Magazine. Winter 2007.
- "The Great Beyond". Narrative Magazine. Winter 2005.
- Shallow Waters
References
- ^ "Alma García | Narrative Magazine". Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ JOHN MARSHALL (14 September 2007). "Local author wins $25,000 Rona Jaffe grant for emerging women writers". Seattle Post Intelligencer.
- ^ "Authors". 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Alma García | Narrative Magazine". Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ "The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards 2006". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ http://diverseeducation.com/article/10529/latina-wins-2007-rona-jaffe-award.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Writers Program".
External links
- "Shallow Waters", An Audio Reading, Narrative Magazine