Story Hour in the Library presents Cristina Garcia

García is the author of five novels, a poetry collection, and three works for young readers. She has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into 14 languages. Other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Writers’ Award, a Hodder Fellowship, and an NEA grant. Garcia has served as a professor at University of Texas-Austin, Texas Tech University, and University of Miami and will act as chair of Creative Writing at Texas State University-San Marcos from 2012-14.