Fanny Carrión de Fierro

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Fanny Carrión de Fierro is a writer, literary critic, essayist and university professor. She received a Doctorate in Literature from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Quito, 1981), as well as a Master of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) in Education from the Central University of Ecuador.

1 Writer
2 Literary Critic
3 Essayist
4 University Professor
5 Other professional activities
6 Links
7 References

[edit] Writer

Dr. Fanny Carrión de Fierro has published several literary books and anthologies, including:

Donde nació la Luz: Antología Personal ^[1], a bilingual poetry anthology.

Where light was born: A personal anthology of selected poems by Fanny Carrión de Fierro, translated by Sally Cheney Bell, Heritage House, 1999. ^[2]

En la Voz del Silencio, poetry collection, Ediciones de la Universidad Católica (1980). ^[3]

Her poems have also been included in several anthologies, including:

Poetic Voices Without Borders, edited by Robert L. Giron, Gival Press, 2005. ^[4]

Eye to Eye-Women: Their Words and Worlds by Vanessa Baird. ^[5]

These Are Not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women (edited by Marjorie Agosín). ^[6].

Poet Lore, Vol. 89, No. 1 (Spring 1994).

She has received several literature awards, including: the Gabriela Mistral National Poetry Award (1958, 1961, 1981 y 1985); the National Poetry Award of Ecuador (1962); and the "Juana de Ibarbuoru" Poetry Prize, Montevideo (1995).

[edit] Literary Critic

Dr. Fanny Carrión de Fierro has published several books and essays of literary criticism, including:

José de la Cuadra: Precursor del realismo mágico hispanoamericano, Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. ^[7]

Los Sangurimas, novela precursora de Cien años de soledad', essay on the novel "Los Sangurimas", by José de la Cuadra (http://cce.org.ec/index.php?action=pubpermanentes&id_maepub=8).

"Cien Años de Soledad, Historia y Mito de lo Americano" ("One Hundred Years of Solitude, History and Myth of the American", in: Lectura de García Márquez (Doce Estudios) (Reading García Márquez - Twelve Studies), edited by Manuel Corrales Pascual (Quito: Centro de Publicaciones de la Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Ecuador, 1975).

[edit] Essayist

She has written and published essays on several topics, including political, cultural and social issues. These include essays on gender issues, human rights, children's rights, the indigenous movement, and linguistics.

In the Fall 2006 elections, she wrote and published electronically an essay titled "Towards the Fifth Power", on the importance of civil society participation to consolidate democracy (http://www.votebien.ec/carta027.htm).

[edit] University Professor

Dr. Fanny Carrión de Fierro has been a university professor at several universities in Ecuador and the United States of America. She is currently a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Quito). She has also been a visiting professor and Fulbright Scholar at Keene State College, a visiting professor at Willamette University in oregon, and a professor at several other universities of Ecuador.

[edit] Other professional activities

She has been on the board of the Association of College Professors of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, in Quito. She is also on the board on several development non-governmental organizations.