Writers from Guayaquil - Ecuadorian Literature

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Nela Martínez

Nela Martínez Espinosa was an Ecuadorian communist, politician, activist, feminist and writer. She was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on November 24, 1912…

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Francisco Campos Coello

Francisco Campos Coello (Guayaquil, July 24, 1841 - April 25, 1916) was an Ecuadorian writer, historian and politician. In 1871, at the age…

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Joaquín Gallegos Lara

Joaquín Gallegos Lara (Guayaquil, April 9, 1909 - Ibidem, November 16, 1947) was an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary…

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Marco Antonio La Mota

Marco Antonio La Mota was an Ecuadorian journalist, poet and short story writer. He was a staff writer for the newspaper El…

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Mónica Ojeda

Mónica Ojeda (Guayaquil, 1988) is an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, and poet. In 2017, she was named as one of the Bogota39,…

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Ernesto Carrión

Ernesto Javier Carrión Castro (Guayaquil, 1977) is a distinguished poet and novelist whose work has won numerous awards and has been widely…

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María Fernanda Ampuero

María Fernanda Ampuero is an Ecuadorian writer, journalist and feminist. She was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 14, 1976. In 2018,…

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Daniela Alcívar Bellolio

Daniela Alcívar Bellolio is an Ecuadorian writer, literary critic and feminist. She was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on March 3, 1982. Alcívar’s…

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Ecuadorian poet and novelist Rafael Díaz Ycaza reading from his poetry and prose

Ecuadorian poet and novelist Rafael Díaz Ycaza reading from his poetry and prose. Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (Library of Congress,…

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Rafael Díaz Ycaza

Rafael Díaz Ycaza (Guayaquil, October 28, 1925 - August 28, 2013) was a poet, novelist, short story writer and columnist. His notable…

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Jorge Martillo

Jorge Martillo Monserrate is an award-winning poet and has been a columnist for various newspapers. He was born on May 2, 1957…

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Enrique Gil Gilbert

Enrique Gil Gilbert (Guayaquil, July 8, 1912 - Ibidem, February, 21, 1973) was an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, politician…

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Marcelo Báez

Marcelo Rafael Báez Meza (Guayaquil, April 24, 1969) is an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, translator, and film critic. He has earned a myriad…

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Carlos Benavides Vega

Carlos Benavides Vega, pseudonym: Álvaro San Félix (Guayaquil, March 9, 1931 - Quito, September 29, 1999) was an Ecuadorian poet, actor and…

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Hans Behr

Hans Behr Martínez (Guayaquil, October 31, 1962) is an award-winning Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, and children’s literature author. In 1999, his…