Marta Aponte Alsina

Marta Aponte-Alsina is a Puerto Rican writer, the author of seven novels and two short story collections. Her novel “Sexto Sueño” was awarded the National Prize by the Pen Club in 2008. Numerous scholarly essays have been published about her work. This year she was honored by the University of Puerto Rico as the recipient of the Nilita Vientós Chair for outstanding work as a narrator and critic.