Mariana Cristina García Salvador (Quito, June 8, 1955 – Quito, 1985) was an Ecuadorian poet, essayist and journalist. Her poetry works include: “De Alfa a Omega” (1972), “Cantos Transparentes” (1974), “De la voz Innumerable” (1977), “Con la prisa de la vida en las manos” (1983), and “Voces para recordar” (1987, published posthumously). As a journalist, she collaborated with some of the country’s newspapers and magazines in the 1970s and 1980s, including El Comercio and Diario Expreso.
Literary family
She was the daughter of Humberto García Ortiz, a writer and teacher. She was also the niece of María Guillermina García Ortiz, a writer, intellectual, teacher and translator.
Journalistic career
She was a journalist and collaborated with some of the country’s newspapers and magazines in the 1970s and 1980s.
- From 1975 to 1981, she wrote in the Sunday Supplement of the Quito-based newspaper El Comercio.
- From 1980 to 1981, she wrote and worked as an editorial assistant, in the Sunday Supplement and the magazine Panorama of the newspaper El Comercio.
- From 1981 to 1982, she wrote and was a correspondent for the Weekly Supplement of the Expreso newspaper.
- From 1982 she collaborated in the Sunday Supplement of the newspaper El Comercio.
Literary Awards
- First Prize, in the National Song Contest of the Central Bank of Ecuador, 1978.
Education
She graduated from the School of Information Sciences of the Central University of Ecuador.
Works
Poetry
- De Alfa a Omega (1972)
- Cantos Transparentes (1974)
- De la voz Innumerable (1977)
- Con la prisa de la vida en las manor (1983)
- Voces para recordar (1987)
Essay
- Páginas de ayer y de siempre
Name variations
- Mariana Cristina García Salvador
- Mariana Cristina García S.
- Mariana Cristina García
- Mariana Cristina Garcia
- Marianita Cristina García Salvador