Bárbara Mujica (writer)
Bárbara Mujica | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, novelist, short story writer, literary critic and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of California at Los Angeles Middlebury Graduate Program in France, Sorbonne New York University) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
| Notable works | Frida Sister Teresa Miss del Río |
| Website | www |
Bárbara Louise Mujica is an American scholar, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, and academic. She is an Emeritus Professor of Spanish at Georgetown University. Her novels include Frida (2001), Sister Teresa (2007), and Miss del Río (2022).
Mujica's work spans historical fiction, theater, mysticism, women's writing, early modern Spanish literature, and Latin American culture. Her authored works include essays, short stories and novels, such as Frida, Sister Teresa, and Miss del Río. Her work has been supported by grants from institutions such as the Spanish Government, Poets & Writers of New York, and Georgetown University. She has also received several awards, including first place in E.L. Doctorow Fiction Competition for her story Mitrani, the 2015 Maryland Writers' Association National Fiction Competition for her story Jason's Cap, and second place in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Novel Contest for Miss del Río.