Laura Ortiz Gómez nació en Bogotá en 1986. Estudió literatura en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Trabajó como promotora de lectura y escritura en diversos espacios a lo largo del territorio colombiano (Biblored, Fiesta de la lectura y Red Nacional de bibliotecas públicas). Realizó la Maestría de Escritura Creativa en la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires. En el 2019 obtuvo el estímulo “Becas para colombianos en proceso de formación artística y cultural en el exterior” del Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia y ganó la Beca Antonio Di Benedetto. En 2022 participó de la residencia de escritura de la fundación Jan Michalski en Montricher, Suiza. Sofoco, su primer libro de cuentos, resultó ganador del Premio Nacional de Narrativa Elisa Mújica 2020 de IDARTES. El libro fue publicado primero por Laguna Libros (Colombia), y luego por Editorial Barrett (España), Concreto Editorial (Argentina), Laurel Libros (Chile) y Polilla Editorial (México); la traducción al italiano, Creature della foresta, fue publicada por Gran Vía (Italia). También publicó el libro de no ficción, Somos abrecaminos, para la comisión de la verdad y el diario literario Diario de aterrizaje (ed. Bosque Energético, 2023).
Laura Ortiz Gómez was born in Bogotá in 1986. She studied literature at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She worked as a promoter of literature and writing in various spaces throughout the Colombian territory (Biblored, Fiesta de la Lectura and National Network of Public Libraries). She completed her Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires. In 2019 she received the funding support “Scholarships for Colombians in the process of artistic and cultural training abroad” from the Colombian Ministry of Culture and won the Antonio Di Benedetto Scholarship. In 2022 she participated in the writing residency at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Montricher, Switzerland. Sofoco, her first book of short stories, was the winner of the 2020 Elisa Mújica National Narrative Award from IDARTES. The book was published first by Laguna Libros (Colombia), then Editorial Barrett (Spain), Concreto Editorial (Argentina), Laurel Libros (Chile) and Polilla Editorial (Mexico); the Italian translation, Creature della foresta, was published by Gran Vía (Italy). She also published the non-fiction book Somos abrecaminos for the Truth Commission and the literary journal Diario de aterrizaje (ed. Bosque Energético, 2023).
Laura Ortiz Gómez was born in Bogotá in 1986. She studied literature at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She worked as a promoter of literature and writing in various spaces throughout the Colombian territory (Biblored, Fiesta de la Lectura and National Network of Public Libraries). She completed her Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires. In 2019 she received the funding support “Scholarships for Colombians in the process of artistic and cultural training abroad” from the Colombian Ministry of Culture and won the Antonio Di Benedetto Scholarship. In 2022 she participated in the writing residency at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Montricher, Switzerland. Sofoco, her first book of short stories, was the winner of the 2020 Elisa Mújica National Narrative Award from IDARTES. The book was published first by Laguna Libros (Colombia), then Editorial Barrett (Spain), Concreto Editorial (Argentina), Laurel Libros (Chile) and Polilla Editorial (Mexico); the Italian translation, Creature della foresta, was published by Gran Vía (Italy). She also published the non-fiction book Somos abrecaminos for the Truth Commission and the literary journal Diario de aterrizaje (ed. Bosque Energético, 2023).
obras publicadas / published works
libro de cuentos / short story collection:
Sofoco
cuentos largos / novella-length stories:
“Arrancamuertos”
Sofoco
cuentos largos / novella-length stories:
“Arrancamuertos”