BORN IN LIMA, PERU, NATALIA SYLVESTER CAME TO THE U.S. AT AGE FOUR AND GREW UP IN FLORIDA AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN TEXAS.
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She received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Miami and now works as a freelance writer in Texas. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Bustle, Catapult, Electric Literature, Latina magazine, McSweeney's Publishing, and the Austin American-Statesman.
Natalia’s first novel, CHASING THE SUN, was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad. Her latest novel, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME, won an International Latino Book Award, the 2018 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, and was named a Best Book of 2018 by Real Simple magazine.
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Natalia's debut YA novel, RUNNING, is forthcoming in May 2020 from Clarion Books/HMH.
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Photo by: Eric Sylvester
In EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME...
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"Sylvester memorably depicts the precarious existence and difficult choices that face undocumented immigrants to America."
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NOVEL DESTINATIONS: BOOKS THAT INSPIRE VISITS
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Today calls the CHASING THE SUN “a page-turner, a tale with twists and turns..."”
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MEDIA
REAL SIMPLE names
Everyone Knows You Go Home
One of the Best Books of 2018 (So Far)
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HARPER'S BAZAAR features
Everyone Knows You Go Home
in 18 New Books You Need to Read in March
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EVENTS
February 19, 2020
ATX Interfaces
Austin, TX
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March 5 & 6, 2020
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference
San Antonio, Texas
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March 25 & 26, 2020
Texas Library Association Conference
Houston, Texas
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March 28, 2020
Texas Institute of Letters Induction Ceremony
Georgetown, TX
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April 2, 2020
A Viva Voz
Austin, TX
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April 23, 2020
Oxford Writing Festival
Oxford, OH
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May 6, 2020
RUNNING launch
Books & Books
Miami, FL
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May 9, 2020
RUNNING launch
atCentral; Austin Central Library
Austin, TX
CONTACT
FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND AUTHOR VISITS:
Christie Hinrichs at Authors Unbound Agency
christie@authorsunbound.com, (541) 797-2217
View my speaking profile here.
For Book Clubs, download a discussion guide here. You can also schedule a virtual book club visit here.
FOR SPECIFIC REQUESTS ABOUT RIGHTS OR PUBLICITY:
Publicity & Media for
CHASING THE SUN and EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME:
Amazon Publishing
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