Cristina Jurado facts for kids

Cristina Jurado Marcos (born on February 1, 1972) is a Spanish writer and publisher. She is known for her work in fantasy and science fiction stories. Cristina has won three Ignotus Awards for her writing and editing.

She has written two novels and many short stories. She has also edited several collections of stories called anthologies. Cristina writes articles and interviews for Supersonic magazine, where she is also the director.

About Cristina Jurado

Cristina Jurado was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1972. She studied Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Seville. Later, she earned a master's degree in Rhetoric from Northwestern University in Illinois, USA. Today, she lives in Dubai.

Her Writing Journey

Cristina started her writing career with her first novel, Del Naranja al Azul, in 2012. People called it "Mediterranean science fiction." After that, she wrote many short stories. These stories appeared in different collections and fan magazines, known as fanzines.

In 2017, she published a shorter novel called CloroFilia. She describes this story as "post-apocalyptic and weird." It explores ideas about group madness and what it means to be human. Also in 2017, Cristina won an Ignotus Award. This award was for her short story "La segunda muerte del padre." It was published in a collection called Cuentos desde el Otro Lado.

Her Work as an Editor

Cristina is also a very active editor. She leads the digital magazine Supersonic. She also helps publish many anthologies, which are books with stories by different authors.

She started Supersonic magazine in 2015. The magazine includes both fiction (made-up stories) and nonfiction (true stories). It features works in both Spanish and English. Supersonic has become a place for new Spanish science fiction writers to share their work. The magazine has won several awards.

In 2016, Supersonic won the European Science Fiction Society's award for Best Fanzine. In 2017, it won the award for Best Magazine. It also won the Ignotus Award for Best Magazine. One of Cristina's own articles, "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España," won the Ignotus Award for Best Article.

Cristina has also edited special anthologies like Alucinadas. These books have two volumes. They help readers discover science fiction writers, both new and well-known.

She has worked with international publishers too. For example, she was a guest editor for the North American Apex Magazine in 2015. That issue, number 76, focused on international fiction. In 2017, Apex hired her as their editor for international fiction. She started this role in January 2018. Cristina's work in promoting authors has been featured in newspapers like El País and El Salto.

Cristina Jurado's Works

Here are some of the books and stories Cristina Jurado has written or edited.

Novels

• Del Naranja al Azul (Novum Publishing, 2012), ISBN: 9788490393024

Novellas

• CloroFilia (Editorial Cerbero, March 2017). This is a story longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

Anthologies (Collections She Edited)

• Alucinadas I, with María Leticia Lara Palomino, (Palabaristas 2014), ISBN: 9789874584021
• Whitestar, (Palabaristas, 2016)

Short Stories

• "Rem", in Ellos son el futuro (Ficción Científica, 2013)
• "El pastor", in Retrofuturismos. Antología steampunk (Fábulas de Albión, 2014)
  • This story was translated into English by James Womack in The Best of Spanish Steampunk (Ediciones Nevsky, 2015).
• "Antonio Benjumea", in Crónica de Tinieblas (Sportula, 2015), ISBN: 9788415988694
• "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, 2016), ISBN: 9788494455568
• "Gemelos", in Origen Cuántico, 2017
• "Heroína", in Barcelona Review, 2017
• "Alice", in the anthology Alphaland (Nevsky 2018), ISBN: 9788494591389

Illustrated Stories

• "Vanth", with pictures by Ana Galvañ (Sisterhood Madrid y Ofegabous, 2016)

Awards

Cristina Jurado has received several awards for her work:

• 2016: ESFS Award for Best Fanzine for Supersonic magazine.
• 2016: Ignotus Award for Best Article for "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España" (published in Supersonic #1).
• 2017: ESFS Award for Best Magazine for Supersonic.
• 2017: Ignotus Award for Best Story for "La segunda muerte del padre" (from the anthology Cuentos desde el Otro Lado).
• 2017: Ignotus Award for Best Magazine for Supersonic.

See also

In Spanish: Cristina Jurado para niños