Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio | |
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Cornejo Villavicencio at the 2024 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | 1989 (age 35–36) Ecuador |
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| Period | 2020–present |
| Subject | Immigration |
| Notable works | The Undocumented Americans |
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (born 1989) is an Ecuadorian-American writer and the author of The Undocumented Americans (2021) and Catalina (2024). She has written about her experiences as an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador to the United States. In October 2020 it was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. Her 2024 novel Catalina was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. Her book The Undocumented Americans was a finalist for the New York Times notable book in 2020.