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'''Zoraida Córdova''' is an American author of children's books and romance, best known for her ''Brooklyn Brujas'' Series.
'''Zoraida Córdova''' is an American author of children's books and romance, best known for her ''Brooklyn Brujas'' series. She also writes romance as '''Zoey Castile'''.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Córdova was born in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] and came to the United States when she was five or six years old.<ref name=":0" /> English is her second language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hypable.com/hypable-exclusive-author-interview-zoraida-cordova/|title=Hypable Exclusive Interview with Zoraida Cordova|date=2012-05-08|website=Hypable|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> She grew up in [[Hollis, Queens|Hollis]], Queens and started wanting to become a writer at age 13. She completed her first novel at age 19 and wrote what would become her debut novel, ''The Vicious Deep'', as part of the National Novel Writing Month in 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.diversityinya.com/tag/zoraida-cordova/|title=Zoraida Cordova {{!}} Diversity in YA|website=www.diversityinya.com|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>
Córdova was born in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] and came to the United States when she was five or six years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.diversityinya.com/tag/zoraida-cordova/|title=Zoraida Cordova {{!}} Diversity in YA|website=www.diversityinya.com|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> English is her [[second language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hypable.com/hypable-exclusive-author-interview-zoraida-cordova/|title=Hypable Exclusive Interview with Zoraida Cordova|date=2012-05-08|website=Hypable|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>

She grew up in [[Hollis, Queens|Hollis]], Queens.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://youngentertainmentmag.com/zoraida-cordova-interview/|title=Zoraida Cordova interview|date=2013-12-31|website=Young Entertainment|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> Her favorite books in high school were [[In the Forests of the Night|''In the Forests of the Night'']] and ''[[Demon in My View|Demon in my View]]'' by [[Amelia Atwater-Rhodes|Amelia Atwater Rhodes]], which she first read 13.<ref name=":1" /> Impressed by the fact that Rhodes was published she was 14, Córdova was inspired to start to want to become a writer as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://piratepenguinreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-with-zoraida-cordova-author.html|title=Pirate Penguin's Reads: Interview with Zoraida Córdova, author of THE VICIOUS DEEP!|last=Sandy|date=2011-07-31|website=Pirate Penguin's Reads|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>

Córdova attended the [[National Book Foundation]]’s writing camps in high school, with the help of a supportive teacher,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/blog/zoraida-cordova-interview-and-book-review|title=Vampires and Werewolves—and Mermaids? Oh my!|last=Guerra|first=Erasmo|date=2013-06-19|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> and the Summer Solstice writing conference at [[Pine Manor College|Pine Manor college]].<ref name=":1" />

She says that she wrote many unfinished stories in college, accumulating multiple "Part 1s," and completed her first novel at age 19.<ref name=":0" /> After college, she interned at PMA Literary and Film management, where she first met who would become her [[literary agent]].<ref name=":1" />


Córdova identifies as Latina and is one of the co-founders of the Latinx in Kidlit blog, a website centering fellow Latinx writers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=family-magic-and-identity-zoraida-cordova-on-labyrinth-lost|title=Family, Magic, and Identity: Zoraida Córdova on "Labyrinth Lost"|last=Diaz|first=Shelley|website=School Library Journal|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>
Córdova identifies as Latina and is one of the co-founders of the Latinx in Kidlit blog, a website centering fellow Latinx writers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/?detailStory=family-magic-and-identity-zoraida-cordova-on-labyrinth-lost|title=Family, Magic, and Identity: Zoraida Córdova on "Labyrinth Lost"|last=Diaz|first=Shelley|website=School Library Journal|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==
Her second young adult series, ''Brooklyn Brujas'', originally began as a Latinx version of [[Charmed (2018 TV series)|Charmed]] and has been inspired by Córdova's Ecuadorian heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/books/90770/booktober-interview-zoraida-cordova-discusses-her-enchanting-new-book/|title=Interview: Zoraida Córdova's New Book|date=2016-10-31|website=The Young Folks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> She also writes romance under the pen name Zoey Castile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a22791544/romance-zoey-castiles-stripped-interview/|title=Romance Author Zoey Castile's 'Magic Mike'-Inspired Debut|last=Savard|first=Molly|date=2018-08-28|website=Shondaland|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>
Córdova wrote her first [[query letter]] to a literary agent when she was 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2018/06/zoraida-cordova-author-of-bruja-born-on.html|title=Zoraida Córdova, author of BRUJA BORN, on it being okay to take breaks|last=Rish|first=Jocelyn|website=Adventures in YA Publishing|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> She wrote two more novels before writing the novel that ultimately landed her literary representation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://acourtofcoffeeandbooks.wordpress.com/2018/03/23/bruja-born-an-interview-with-zoraida-cordova/|title=Bruja Born: An Interview with Zoraida Córdova|last=ACourtofCoffeeandBooks|date=2018-03-23|website=A Court Of Coffee And Books|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>

'''The Vicious Deep Series'''

Córdova wrote what would become her debut novel, ''The Vicious Deep'', as part of the National Novel Writing Month in 2010.<ref name=":0" /> It sold to [[Sourcebooks]] within a week of submitting.<ref name=":1" />

''The Vicious Deep'' follows Tristan, a boy who gets swept away by a tidal wave and lands on [[Coney Island]], having developed strange powers.<ref name=":1" /> It was published by Sourcebooks in August 2012.<ref name=":1" />

Córdova says that she has had an infatuation with the sea ever since she was a child, saying that she had been sent a [[VHS]] of [[The Little Mermaid]] by her grandmother while still living in Ecuador and started to develop an interest in mermaids.<ref name=":1" /> While there is one biracial Ecuadorian and Greek side character in the novel, Córdova says that "it all began in Ecuador" for her.<ref name=":1" /> She first had the concrete idea for the novel when she spent a summer in Coney Island.<ref name=":1" />

Two sequels, ''The Savage Blue'' and ''The Vast and Brutal Sea'', followed in May 2013 and June 2015.

'''Brooklyn Brujas Series'''

Her second young adult series, ''Brooklyn Brujas'', originally began as a Latinx version of [[Charmed (2018 TV series)|Charmed]] and has been inspired by Córdova's Ecuadorian heritage.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/books/90770/booktober-interview-zoraida-cordova-discusses-her-enchanting-new-book/|title=Interview: Zoraida Córdova's New Book|date=2016-10-31|website=The Young Folks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref> Córdova says that she wanted to write about identity, family, and magic, while being inclusive of people of color, without taking from preexisting mythologies, ultimately creating a fictional pantheon of gods, inspired by many different Latin American cultures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=family-magic-and-identity-zoraida-cordova-on-labyrinth-lost|title=Family, Magic, and Identity: Zoraida Córdova on “Labyrinth Lost”|last=Diaz|first=Shelley|website=School Library Journal|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://athousandwordsamillionbooks.blogspot.com/2017/01/meet-author-zoraida-cordova-labyrinth.html|title=Meet The Author: Zoraida Cordova, Labyrinth Lost - Interview + Giveaway {{!}}A Thousand Words A Million Books {{!}}{{!}} A Young Adult Book Blog|last=Books|first=Aditi ~ A. Thousand Words A. Million|website=Meet The Author|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> She worked on multiple drafts of what would become the first novel, ''Labyrinth Lost'', for years before it ultimately sold in 2014.<ref name=":3" />

''Labyrinth Lost'' follows Alex, a [[bruja]] who hates magic and accidentally makes her entire family vanish when she performs a spell to rid herself of her own magic.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.yainterrobang.com/labyrinth-lost-zoraida-cordova/|title=The Life of a Bruja: Zoraida Cordova talks LABYRINTH LOST|date=2017-01-25|website=YA Interrobang|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref> It was published by Sourcebooks in September 2016.<ref name=":4" />

A sequel, ''Bruja Born'', about Lula, the sister of the protagonist of the first book, whose life is turned upside down after a bus crash, was published in June 2018.<ref name=":2" /> Córdova says that she didn't feel the story was complete after the first novel and that she didn't want to "mess up" Alex's ending, so chose the point of view of her sister instead, writing a much more "darker" novel in tone than the first.<ref name=":2" />

'''Other works'''

She also writes romance under the pen name Zoey Castile, most notably her [[Magic Mike]]-inspired Happy Endings series about male strippers falling in love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a22791544/romance-zoey-castiles-stripped-interview/|title=Romance Author Zoey Castile's 'Magic Mike'-Inspired Debut|last=Savard|first=Molly|date=2018-08-28|website=Shondaland|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-31}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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Vicious Deep Series
Vicious Deep Series


# ''The Vicious Deep'' ([[Sourcebooks]], 2012)
# ''The Vicious Deep'' (Sourcebooks, 2012)
# ''The Savage Blue'' (Sourcebooks, 2013)
# ''The Savage Blue'' (Sourcebooks, 2013)
# ''The Vast and Brutal Sea'' (Sourcebooks, 2014)
# ''The Vast and Brutal Sea'' (Sourcebooks, 2014)

Revision as of 20:20, 30 May 2019

Zoraida Córdova
Born (1987-06-26) June 26, 1987 (age 37)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Pen nameZoey Castile
LanguageEnglish
Alma materHunter College, University of Montana
GenreYoung adult fiction, middle grade fiction, romance
Years active2012-now
Notable worksLabyrinth Lost
Website
zoraidacordova.com

Zoraida Córdova is an American author of children's books and romance, best known for her Brooklyn Brujas series. She also writes romance as Zoey Castile.

Personal life

Córdova was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and came to the United States when she was five or six years old.[1] English is her second language.[2]

She grew up in Hollis, Queens.[3] Her favorite books in high school were In the Forests of the Night and Demon in my View by Amelia Atwater Rhodes, which she first read 13.[3] Impressed by the fact that Rhodes was published she was 14, Córdova was inspired to start to want to become a writer as well.[4]

Córdova attended the National Book Foundation’s writing camps in high school, with the help of a supportive teacher,[5] and the Summer Solstice writing conference at Pine Manor college.[3]

She says that she wrote many unfinished stories in college, accumulating multiple "Part 1s," and completed her first novel at age 19.[1] After college, she interned at PMA Literary and Film management, where she first met who would become her literary agent.[3]

Córdova identifies as Latina and is one of the co-founders of the Latinx in Kidlit blog, a website centering fellow Latinx writers.[6]

Selected works

Córdova wrote her first query letter to a literary agent when she was 17.[7] She wrote two more novels before writing the novel that ultimately landed her literary representation.[8]

The Vicious Deep Series

Córdova wrote what would become her debut novel, The Vicious Deep, as part of the National Novel Writing Month in 2010.[1] It sold to Sourcebooks within a week of submitting.[3]

The Vicious Deep follows Tristan, a boy who gets swept away by a tidal wave and lands on Coney Island, having developed strange powers.[3] It was published by Sourcebooks in August 2012.[3]

Córdova says that she has had an infatuation with the sea ever since she was a child, saying that she had been sent a VHS of The Little Mermaid by her grandmother while still living in Ecuador and started to develop an interest in mermaids.[3] While there is one biracial Ecuadorian and Greek side character in the novel, Córdova says that "it all began in Ecuador" for her.[3] She first had the concrete idea for the novel when she spent a summer in Coney Island.[3]

Two sequels, The Savage Blue and The Vast and Brutal Sea, followed in May 2013 and June 2015.

Brooklyn Brujas Series

Her second young adult series, Brooklyn Brujas, originally began as a Latinx version of Charmed and has been inspired by Córdova's Ecuadorian heritage.[9] Córdova says that she wanted to write about identity, family, and magic, while being inclusive of people of color, without taking from preexisting mythologies, ultimately creating a fictional pantheon of gods, inspired by many different Latin American cultures.[10][11] She worked on multiple drafts of what would become the first novel, Labyrinth Lost, for years before it ultimately sold in 2014.[9]

Labyrinth Lost follows Alex, a bruja who hates magic and accidentally makes her entire family vanish when she performs a spell to rid herself of her own magic.[12] It was published by Sourcebooks in September 2016.[12]

A sequel, Bruja Born, about Lula, the sister of the protagonist of the first book, whose life is turned upside down after a bus crash, was published in June 2018.[8] Córdova says that she didn't feel the story was complete after the first novel and that she didn't want to "mess up" Alex's ending, so chose the point of view of her sister instead, writing a much more "darker" novel in tone than the first.[8]

Other works

She also writes romance under the pen name Zoey Castile, most notably her Magic Mike-inspired Happy Endings series about male strippers falling in love.[13]

Bibliography

As Zoraida Córdova

Young adult

Vicious Deep Series

  1. The Vicious Deep (Sourcebooks, 2012)
  2. The Savage Blue (Sourcebooks, 2013)
  3. The Vast and Brutal Sea (Sourcebooks, 2014)

Brooklyn Brujas Series

  1. Labyrinth Lost (Sourcebooks, 2016)
  2. Bruja Born (Sourcebooks, 2018)

Star Wars Canon Universe

Hollow Crown Series

  1. Incendiary (Disney Hyperion, 2020)

Middle Grade fiction

Romance

On the Verge Series

  1. Luck on the Line (Diversion Books, 2014)
  2. Love on the Ledge (Diversion Books, 2015)
  3. Life on the Level (Diversion Books, 2016)

Short Stories

  • "You Owe Me a Ride" in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (Del Rey, 2017)
  • "Luz, Queen of Los Luceros" (Hanging Garden, 2017)
  • in Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft (Harlequin Teen, 2018)
  • in Come On In (Inkyard Press, 2020)
  • in Vampires Never Get Old (Imprint, 2020)
  • in Fantastic Worlds: Impossible Places (Random House Children's, 2021)

As Zoey Castile

Romance

Happy Endings Series

  1. Stripped (Kensington, 2018)
  2. Hired (Kensington, 2019)
  3. Flashed (Kensington, 2019)

Short Stories

  • in Rogue Passion (Rogue Passion Publishing, 2018)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Zoraida Cordova | Diversity in YA". www.diversityinya.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ "Hypable Exclusive Interview with Zoraida Cordova". Hypable. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Zoraida Cordova interview". Young Entertainment. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  4. ^ Sandy (2011-07-31). "Pirate Penguin's Reads: Interview with Zoraida Córdova, author of THE VICIOUS DEEP!". Pirate Penguin's Reads. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. ^ Guerra, Erasmo (2013-06-19). "Vampires and Werewolves—and Mermaids? Oh my!". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  6. ^ Diaz, Shelley. "Family, Magic, and Identity: Zoraida Córdova on "Labyrinth Lost"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. ^ Rish, Jocelyn. "Zoraida Córdova, author of BRUJA BORN, on it being okay to take breaks". Adventures in YA Publishing. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  8. ^ a b c ACourtofCoffeeandBooks (2018-03-23). "Bruja Born: An Interview with Zoraida Córdova". A Court Of Coffee And Books. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  9. ^ a b "Interview: Zoraida Córdova's New Book". The Young Folks. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  10. ^ Diaz, Shelley. "Family, Magic, and Identity: Zoraida Córdova on "Labyrinth Lost"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  11. ^ Books, Aditi ~ A. Thousand Words A. Million. "Meet The Author: Zoraida Cordova, Labyrinth Lost - Interview + Giveaway |A Thousand Words A Million Books || A Young Adult Book Blog". Meet The Author. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  12. ^ a b "The Life of a Bruja: Zoraida Cordova talks LABYRINTH LOST". YA Interrobang. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  13. ^ Savard, Molly (2018-08-28). "Romance Author Zoey Castile's 'Magic Mike'-Inspired Debut". Shondaland. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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