All literary programming at Centrum happens under the direction and guidance of novelist Cristina García.
Born in Havana, Cuba, García is the author of four novels: Dreaming in Cuban, The Agüero Sisters, Monkey Hunting, and A Handbook to Luck. A fifth novel, The Lady Matador's Hotel, will be published in 2010.
García has edited two anthologies, Cubanísimo: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature and Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicano/a Literature.
Two works for young readers, The Dog Who Loved the Moon, and I Wanna Be Your Shoebox were published in 2008. A collection of poetry, The Lesser Tragedy of Death, will be published in 2010.
García's work has been nominated for a National Book Award and translated into a dozen languages.
