Yanitzia Canetti (born 1967 in Havana City, Cuba)[1][2] is a Cuban-American author, translator, editor, and professor. She has written over 300 books in various genres, including novels, poetry, short stories, essays, theatre, and children's books, as well as translating over 200 children's books into Spanish.[3] She is also a visiting lecturer in Spanish at Salem State University, Massachusetts.[4]

Yanitzia Canetti
Born1967
Havana, Cuba
Occupation(s)writer, translator, editor
Children2
AwardsNational Literature Award (Cuba) in 1984, 1985, 1986;

White Rose Literature Award (Cuba) in 1994;

Honorable Mention Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications, California in 1997

Canetti has received several awards for her work, including the National Literature Award (Ministry of Education, Cuba) in 1984, 1985, and 1986. She also won the White Rose Literature Award (Best Literature of the Year, Cuba) in 1994 and an Honorable Mention Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications in California in 1997.[3]

She currently resides with her two sons in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]

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  1. ^ GoodReads website, Yanitzia Canetti
  2. ^ Contreras, Russell (December 25, 2005). "Translating success". Ocala StarBanner. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Yanitzia Canetti | Merrimack College". www.merrimack.edu. October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Merrimack College, Academics section, Arts and Science, retrieved October 10, 2024
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