Paulina Flores


Paulina Flores is a Chilean writer.

Biography

Paulina Flores spent her childhood in Conchalí and went to the Recoleta Humanities Academy for secondary studies. She then studied literature at the University of Chile and began teaching at a high school. She attended the literary workshops of Luis López-Aliaga and Alejandro Zambra.
In 2011 she was awarded a grant from the National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading, and three years later her short story "Qué vergüenza" was awarded the Roberto Bolaño Prize. Her first collection of stories was published under the same title in 2015 and won the Municipal Literature and Art Critics Circle awards.

Works

  • Containing 9 stories:
  • * "Qué vergüenza"
  • * "Teresa"
  • * "Talcahuano"
  • * "Olvidar a Freddy"
  • * "Tía Nana"
  • * "Espíritu americano"
  • * "Laika"
  • * "Últimas vacaciones"
  • * "Afortunada de mí"

Awards and recognitions