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Alma García
アルマ・ガルシア
Alma García
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Unknown
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- El Paso, Texas → Albuquerque, New Mexico → Seattle, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, journalist, editor, construction worker, bookseller, fiction instructor, manuscript consultant, artist coach
- Active Years
- 2000-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico | — | — | BA | ～1993 | United States |
| University of Arizona | — | — | MFA | ～1999 | United States |
University of New Mexico
Degree:
BA
Period:
～1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Received a Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Arizona
Degree:
MFA
Period:
～1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Enizagam Literary Award in Fiction (finalist) | — | 短編 | Enizagam | finalist |
| 2009 | Jack Straw Writers Program fellow | — | — | Jack Straw Cultural Center | fellow |
| 2007 | Narrative Prize | — | — | Narrative Magazine | winner |
| 2007 | Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award | — | — | Rona Jaffe Foundation | winner |
| 2005 | Waasmode Fiction Prize (finalist) | — | 短編 | Passages North | finalist |
| 2004 | Dana Award (Short Fiction) | — | 短編 | Dana Awards | winner |
| 2000 | Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers (Boulevard) — Winner | Neverland | 短編 | Boulevard Magazine | winner |
Enizagam Literary Award in Fiction (finalist)
2014
Category:
短編
Organization:
Enizagam
Result:
finalist
Jack Straw Writers Program fellow
2009
Organization:
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Result:
fellow
Narrative Prize
2007
Organization:
Narrative Magazine
Result:
winner
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
2007
Organization:
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Result:
winner
Waasmode Fiction Prize (finalist)
2005
Category:
短編
Organization:
Passages North
Result:
finalist
Dana Award (Short Fiction)
2004
Category:
短編
Organization:
Dana Awards
Result:
winner
Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers (Boulevard) — Winner
2000
Work:
Neverland
Category:
短編
Organization:
Boulevard Magazine
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
All That Rises
2023 NovelDebut novel published October 17, 2023 by University of Arizona Press. Described as exploring Chicanx perspectives, identity, and social change.
identityChicanx culturetransformation
Severance
2022 Short storyA short story published as part of the University of Washington's Data Epics project; explores relations between technology and individuals.
technologyindividual and data
Shallow Waters (excerpt, audio)
2010 Short story (audio)An excerpt presented as an audio recording on Narrative Magazine.
memoryboundaries
The Great Beyond
2005 Short storyA short story published in Narrative Magazine and other venues; weaves pop-cultural elements with personal history.
pop culturememory
Neverland
2000 Short storyShort story published in Boulevard; recognized in an emerging writers contest.
youthfantasy
Bibliography
- All That Rises (2023)
- Severance (2022, Data Epics)
- Shallow Waters (excerpt, 2010)
- The Great Beyond (2005)
- Neverland (2000)
- Other short stories and anthology contributions (Puro Chicanx Literature of the 21st Century, Roadside Curiosities, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- mix of realism and lyrical expressioninfluenced by Chicanx literary traditionscontemporary style focusing on character portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- identity and rootssense of the borderlandsmemory and transition
Legacy
Alma García is a contemporary American writer known for both short stories and novels, often incorporating Chicanx perspectives and pop-cultural elements. She has received and been nominated for several literary awards and is active in teaching and creative coaching.
Trivia
- Debuted with the novel All That Rises in 2023 (University of Arizona Press).
- Won the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 2007.
- Has worked in varied jobs including journalist, editor, construction worker, and bookseller.
- Based in Seattle, works as a fiction instructor and manuscript consultant.