Laura Ortiz Gómez
From 16 June to 28 July 2022

Laura Ortiz Gómez, born in 1986 in Bogota, Colombia, studied literature at Javeriana University. She worked as a literacy mediator in public libraries in rural Colombia. She holds a Master’s degree in creative writing from UNTREF (Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero) in Argentina. She was awarded the Scholarship for Colombians in the Process of Artistic Training, from the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, and won the Antonio Di Benedetto Scholarship which involves a residency for writers. She won the Elisa Mújica National Narrative Award for her book Sofoco, a collection of tales published by Laguna Libros, 2021.