Jazmina Barrera

Jazmina Barrera was born in Mexico City in 1988. She was a fellow at the Foundation for Mexican Letters. Her book of essays Cuerpo extraño (Foreign Body) was awarded the Latin American Voices prize from Literal Publishing in 2013. She has published her work in various print and digital media, such as Paris Review, El Malpensante, Words Without Borders, Nexos, Letras Libres, and Electric Literature. She has a Master's Degree in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University, which she completed with the support of a Fulbright grant. Her book, On Lighthouses (translated by Christina MacSweeney), was published in 2020 by Two Lines Press. She is editor and co-founder of Ediciones Antílope. She lives in Mexico City.

Jazmina Barrera (Ciudad de México, 1988) fue becaria de la Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas en el área de ensayo y del programa de Jóvenes Creadores del Fonca. Su libro de ensayos Cuerpo extraño / Foreign Body ganó el premio Latin American Voices 2013 y se publicó en la editorial Literal Publishing. Estudió la maestría en Escritura Creativa en Español en NYU con el apoyo de la beca Fullbright. Sus textos han sido publicados en revistas como The Paris Review, Letras libres, Words Without Borders, Malpensante, Electric Literature y Nexos, entre otras. Es autora de Cuaderno de faros (Pepitas de calabaza 2017) y Linea nigra (Almadía y Pepitas de calabaza 2020). Es editora y socia fundadora de Ediciones Antílope.