Claudia Salazar Jiménez
Claudia Salazar Jiménez (born July 5, 1976, in Lima) is a Peruvian writer, editor, academic and cultural manager. Her debut novel Blood of the Dawn (La sangre de la aurora), published in 2013, follows a woman’s story in Peru during the 1980s’ unrest and the Shining Path. It looks at gender-based violence, ethnicity and race, especially the experiences of Quechua women, and won the Premio Las Américas in 2014. NPR described it as a “beautiful, horrifying work of art.”
She studied literature at the National University of San Marcos and did doctoral work in Latin American literature at New York University. As an editor, she started the Fuegos de Arena literary magazine and edited anthologies such as Escribir en Nueva York and Denominación de origen: Perú. Antología del cuento peruano (2014). She has published short fiction in Basta and other collections, including 100 mujeres contra la violencia de género (2012).
Salazar Jiménez has received honors like the Premio TUMI a la Excelencia Profesional and the Premio Sylvia Molloy for her academic work. Beyond writing, she founded PeruFest, the first Peruvian cinema festival in New York. She has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and, as of 2023, is on the faculty of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she teaches Latin American literature and creative writing.
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