__NOTOC__ Blanca Santa Cruz y Ossa (c. 1886 – 1969) was a

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an writer and editor of

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and

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literature, with a special focus on intercultural literature, writing and compiling stories related to Chilean and international legends and myths.

Biography

The daughter of Senator and Carmela Ossa y Ossa, she studied at the School of the Sacred Heart (English nuns) in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

. Beginning in the 1930s, children's literature became prominent in Chile, and Blanca Santa Cruz y Ossa reached her most prolific stage of literary production during that decade. In this context, she established herself as one of the leaders of the genre. In 1929 she began creating compilations of myths and legends of Chile and diverse places around the world. She was linked to other authors of the time, such as Ernesto Montenegro with his 1930 work ''Cuentos de mi Tío Ventura'', Damita Duende with ''Doce cuentos de príncipes y reyes'' and ''Doce cuentos de hadas'' (both in 1938), and

Marta Brunet Marta Brunet (August 9, 1897 in Chillán, Chile – October 27, 1967 in Montevideo), was a Chilean writer. She was a recipient of the National Prize for Literature. Life and work She was the only child of Ambrosio Brunet Molina and his ...

with ''Cuentos para Marisol'' (also published in 1938). Some of her works were illustrated by , such as ''Cuentos chilenos'' (1956), ''El duende del pantano y otros cuentos de Bretaña'' (1992), and ''La escuela de las hadas y otros cuentos'' (1992). Her sister was

Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa (better known as Roxane; Valparaíso, 21 March 1886 – 7 November 1960) was a Chilean dramatist and novelist. She was the daughter of and Carmela Ossa. She was educated in Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as San ...

, editor of '.

Works

* ''Cuentos maravillosos del Japón'' (Impr. Universo, 1935) * ''Las hadas en Francia'' (1936) * ''Leyendas moriscas'' (1936) * ''Cuentos mitológicos griegos'' (1937) * ''Cuentos húngaros'' (1937) * ''Cuentos africanos'' (1939) * ''Orejones y viracochas: (Diego de Almagro)'' (1943) * ''Sangre y ceniza: narración novelesca de la conquista de Chile'' (1946) * ''Cuentos chilenos'' (1956) * ''Cuentos bretones'' (1973) * ''El duende del pantano y otros cuentos de Bretaña'' (1992) * ''La escuela de las hadas y otros cuentos'' (1992)

Collection of stories, traditions, and legends from all countries

* ''Cuentos rumanos: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (1929) * ''Cuentos de España: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1936) * ''Leyendas y cuentos araucanos: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1938) * ''Poemas de Longfellow: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1936) * ''Leyendas de la selva: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1936) * ''Cuentos ingleses: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1936) * ''Fábulas escogidas: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1937) * ''Cuentos italianos: colección de tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1938) * ''Leyendas de caballerías: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países '' (Impr. Universo, 1938) * ''Cuentos servios: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1939) * ''Cuentos chinos: colección de cuentos, tradiciones y leyendas de todos los países'' (Impr. Universo, 1936 and 1940)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Cruz Ossa, Blanca 1880s births 1969 deaths 20th-century Chilean women writers 20th-century Chilean short story writers Chilean children's writers Chilean editors Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean women short story writers Chilean women children's writers Chilean women editors Women writers of young adult literature Writers from Santiago Writers of young adult literature