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Cynthia Pelayo is an American writer.

Born in Puerto Rico, she moved to Chicago as a toddler.[1][2] She earned degrees from Columbia College, Roosevelt University, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3] She's written short stories, poems, and novels for teens and adults.

Santa Muerte was nominated for the 2014 International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Fiction.[4] Into the Forest and All the Way Through was nominated for the 2020 Bram Stoker Award for Best Poetry Collection.[5][6][7][8] Children of Chicago, was nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Award for Novel and may be made into a film.[9]

Works

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Books

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  • Loteria (2011 poetry)[10]
  • The Missing (2016 novel)
  • Poems of My Night (2016 poetry)
  • Into the Forest and All the Way Through (2020 poetry)
  • Santa Muerte (2020 novel)
  • Children of Chicago (2021 novel)
  • Crime Scene (2022 poetry)
  • The Shoemaker’s Magician (2023 novel)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wagner, Wendy (2022-08-24). "Interview: Cynthia Pelayo". Nightmare Magazine. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ Pavlik, Tina (2022-03-17). "Women in Horror: Interview with Cynthia Pelayo". Horror Writers Association. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  3. ^ "Cynthia Pelayo | Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing". piper.asu.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. ^ Pelayo, Gerardo (2014-03-20). "International Latino Books Awards". Burial Day Books. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. ^ Templeton, Molly (2021-06-01). "Announcing the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  6. ^ "sfadb: Bram Stoker Awards 2021". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  7. ^ locusmag (2021-05-24). "2020 Stoker Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  8. ^ "Pelayo, Cynthia – The Bram Stoker Awards". Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt; Grobar, Matt (2022-02-10). "'Children Of Chicago': Producers Janet Zucker & Tony Eldridge Option Cynthia Pelayo's Award-Winning Horror Novel For Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  10. ^ "Cynthia Pelayo | Pitch Wars". Pitch Wars | The Official Site of #PitchWars & #PitMad Contests. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2022-10-31.