Andrea Crespo (writer)
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| Born | Andrea Priscila Crespo Granda 4 October 1983 |
| Nationality | Ecuador |
| Alma mater | University of Casa Grande |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
| Awards | Aurelio Espinosa Pólit prize (2016) |
Andrea Priscila Crespo Granda (b. 4 October 1983) is an Ecuadorian writer.
Biography
[edit]Andrea Crespo was born on 4 October 1983 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[1] She completed a degree in creative writing at the University of Casa Grande.[2]
In September 2013, Crespo published her first work L.A. Monstruo through Editorial Cadáver Exquisito.[3][4] In the book, which uses the structure of the Pentateuch, Crespo addresses femininity, masculinity, and power in politics through the life of her main character.[5]
In October 2016, Crespo received the Aurelio Espinosa Pólit prize from the Catholic University of Ecuador, who selected Registro de la habitada from 166 other works.[2][6][7] In December of that year, the selling of Crespo's poems began at the Casa Morada in Guayaquil.[8]
Her next book, Libro Hémbrico, won the House of Ecuadorian Culture's David Ledesma Vásquez National Poetry Contest in March 2017. The contents of the book focuses on topics such as body acceptance and femininity.[9][10]
Crespo ran unsuccessfully in the 2013 Ecuadorian legislative election to win a seat in the Ecuadorian National Assembly.[1]
Works
[edit]- L.A. Monstruo (2013)
- Registro de la habitada (2016)
- Libro Hémbrico (2019)
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b "Andrea Crespo Granda – Elecciones Ecuador 2013" (in Spanish). El Universo. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b "La poesía hembraria de A. Crespo gana el Espinosa Pólit" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrea Crespo lanzará esta noche su poemario en Espacio Vacío" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrea Crespo Granda, la autora que no sabía que lo suyo era poesía" (in Spanish). El Universo. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "El lenguaje abominable de la mujer monstruo" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrea Crespo Granda ganó el Aurelio Espinosa Pólit 2016" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Crespo Granda gana el Aurelio Espinosa Pólit" (in Spanish). La Hora. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Poemario en la Casa Morada" (in Spanish). El Universo. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Andrea Crespo ganó el Concurso de Literatura David Ledesma Vásquez 2016" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Andrea Crespo Granda gana el Premio de Poesía David Ledesma Vásquez" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017.