Carribean Fragoza is an American journalist, writer, and artist. She is the founder and co-director of the arts collective, South El Monte Art Posse (SEMAP). In 2023, she received a Whiting Award for her short story collection Eat the Mouth That Feeds You.
Life
She grew up in South El Monte. She is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in Comparative Literature and Chicana/o Studies. She went on to graduate from the California Institute of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Fiction.
Works
- Eat the Mouth That Feeds You, City Lights Books, 2021. ISBN 9780872868335
References
- ^ "About". Carribean Fragoza. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- Miranda, Carolina A. (March 29, 2023). "L.A. author Carribean Fragoza wins prestigious $50,000 Whiting Award". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- "Eat the Mouth That Feeds You". citylights.com. City Lights. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
WINNER OF THE WHITING AWARD
- Cheng, Cheryl (June 10, 2021). "Alumna Carribean Fragoza Writes Fiction That Shifts Narratives". UCLA Magazine. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- Ohanesian, Liz (March 23, 2021). "How El Monte and the San Gabriel Valley inspire writer Carribean Fragoza's writing". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021.
- Pineda, Dorany (April 5, 2021). "Carribean Fragoza lives the life she writes — busy, creative and slightly surreal". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- "Women on the Border Between Here and There". Alta Online. December 14, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- "Introducing the Special Guest". Alta Online. December 19, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- Fajardo-Anstine, Kali (March 23, 2021). "A Visceral and Fabulist Short Story Collection Filled With Roots, Inheritance and Blood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 21, 2024.