Azucena Galettini
Azucena Galettini is an Argentinean writer and translator. She has been awarded a mention of honor by Fondo Nacional de las Artes in 2006 and was editor-in-chief of La Balandra literary magazine from 2011 to 2015.
Education
She holds a BA in Latin-American Literature by Universidad de Buenos Aires and a BA in Translation by Instituto en Educación Superior en Lenguas Vivas “J. R. Fernández”.Career
Her short stories book Lo único importante en el mundo was awarded a mention of honor by Fondo Nacional de las Artes in 2006. In 2011 it was shortlisted from 500 books for the Premio Internacional de Cuento para Libro Édito “Juan José Manauta”. In 2012 it was incorporated to the portal by Fundación del Libro “Books from Argentina”, created for fostering the translation of Argentinean writers.Her novel La primera de las tres virtudes was shortlisted from 300 manuscripts for the Premio Internacional de Novela “Letra Sur” in 2012.
From 2011 to 2015 she was editor in chief of literary magazine La Balandra .
She is part of Santos Paganos, Panorama Interzona. Narrativas emergentes de la Argentina and Ante el fin del mundo.