Cristina Jurado Marcos (born 1 February 1972) is a Spanish writer and publisher of fantasy and science fiction, the winner of three Ignotus Awards. She has written two novels, several short stories, and edited multiple anthologies, as well as numerous articles and interviews in the magazine ''Supersonic'', which she also directs.

Biography

Cristina Jurado was born in Madrid in 1972. She studied Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Seville, and earned a master's degree in Rhetoric from Northwestern University in Illinois. She resides in Dubai. As a writer she published her first novel, ''Del Naranja al Azul'' in 2012, defined as a book of "Mediterranean science fiction", which was followed by stories in various anthologies and

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s of the genre. In 2017 she published the novella ''CloroFilia'', which she defines as "a post-apocalyptic and weird story that deals with collective madness and human identity." Also in 2017 she won an

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for Best Story for "La segunda muerte del padre", published in the Nevsky Prospect anthology ''Cuentos desde el Otro Lado''. As an editor, her work has focused on the direction of the digital magazine ''Supersonic'' and on the publication of anthologies. She founded ''Supersonic'' in 2015, bringing together fiction and nonfiction in Spanish and English. The magazine has stood out as a springboard for new voices in Spanish science fiction, and has won several awards. In 2016 it won the

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's award for Best Fanzine, and in 2017 won in the Best Magazine category. It also won the Ignotus Award for Best Magazine. One of Jurado's articles, "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España", published in the first issue of ''Supersonic'', won the Ignotus for Best Article. In the field of anthologies, her publication ''Alucinadas'' stands out, with two volumes focused on getting to know science fiction writers, both unpublished and more recognized. She has collaborated with international publishers, including for the North American ''

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''. In 2015, she was guest editor for its issue number 76, dedicated to international fiction. The collaboration was consolidated in 2017 with ''Apex''s announcement of her hiring as editor of international fiction beginning in January 2018. For her editorial work promoting authors, she has worked with media outlets such as ''

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'' and '' El Salto''.

Works

Novels

* ''Del Naranja al Azul'' (Novum Publishing, 2012),

Novellas

*''CloroFilia'' (Editorial Cerbero, March 2017).

Anthologies

* ''Alucinadas'' I, together with María Leticia Lara Palomino, (Palabaristas 2014), * ''Whitestar'', (Palabaristas, 2016)

Short stories

* "Rem", in ''Ellos son el futuro'' (Ficción Científica, 2013) * "El pastor", in ''Retrofuturismos. Antología steampunk'' (Fábulas de Albión imprint of Ediciones Nevsky, 2014) ** Translated into English by James Womack in ''The Best of Spanish Steampunk'' (Ediciones Nevsky, 2015) * "Antonio Benjumea", in ''Crónica de Tinieblas'' (Sportula, 2015), * "Hambre", in ''Supersonic'' #1, 2015 * "El niño que diseccionaba ranas", in ''El laberinto mecánico'' #1, 2015 * "Out of Context", in the anthology ''Los irregulares'' (Cazador de Ratas, 2015) * "Un cuento de abducciones", in ''Martians Go Home'' (Revista NGC3660, 2016) * "Haitzlurra" in ''Retrofuturismos'' (Cazador de Ratas, 2016) * "Inchworm", in the anthology ''Whitestar'' (Palabaristas, 2016) * "La segunda muerte del padre", in the anthology ''Cuentos desde el Otro Lado'' (Fábulas de Albión imprint of Ediciones Nevsky, 2016), * "Gemelos", in ''Origen Cuántico'', 2017 * "Heroína", in ''Barcelona Review'', 2017 * "Alice", in the anthology ''Alphaland'' (Nevsky 2018),

Illustrated stories

* "Vanth", illustrated by Ana Galvañ (Sisterhood Madrid y Ofegabous, 2016)

Awards

* 2016: ESFS Award for Best Fanzine for ''Supersonic'' * 2016:

for Best Article for "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España" (''Supersonic'' #1) * 2017: ESFS Award for Best Magazine for ''Supersonic'' * 2017: Ignotus Award for Best Story for "La segunda muerte del padre" (anthology ''Cuentos desde el Otro Lado'') * 2017: Ignotus Award for Best Magazine for ''Supersonic''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurado, Cristina 1972 births 21st-century Spanish women writers Living people Northwestern University alumni Spanish editors Spanish women editors Spanish magazine editors Women magazine editors Spanish fantasy writers Spanish magazine publishers (people) Spanish science fiction writers University of Seville alumni Women science fiction and fantasy writers Writers from Madrid