Liliana Valenzuela

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Liliana Valenzuela is the acclaimed Spanish language translator of works by Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Denise Chavez, Nina Marie Martinez, Ana Castillo, Dagoberto Gilb, Richard Rodriguez, Rudolfo Anaya, Cristina Garcia, Gloria Anzaldua, and many other writers. She is the recipient of the 2006 Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation. A past Director of the American Translators Association, she has translated literary works, art and photography books, museum catalogs, videos, and websites. She is a contributing podcaster at the Hablemos Escritoras Podcast, a platform for contemporary women writers and translators of the Spanish-speaking world www.hablemosescritoras.com. Born and raised in Mexico City, she lives and works in Austin, Texas. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin.