Antolina
Ortiz
Moore
WRITER
“The only true way to be at peace was ot to believe nothing, to be open to the void. To be like a shell with no voice, pushed by the sea on the sand, engulfed by the waves.”
– Otumba, Antolina ORTIZ MOORE.
Citizen of the world.
Antolina describes herself as a citizen of the world. From early on, she travelled extensively experiencing diverse places and cultures that have enriched her, it’s difficult for her to consider herself as belonging to just one place… one culture… perhaps even one time.
Her philosophical education drives her to observe and admire the world in a unique way, sparking a curiosity that compels her to question the reasons behind everything. Her quest leads her to analyze not only her own existence but also that of humanity and the role we play in the world. Her focus has always been on fostering change—encouraging reflection and balance in her surroundings.
Through writing, Antolina finds a form of expression where she projects her reflections. Her style is simple yet profound, marked by vivid descriptions and an intricate handling of her characters’ emotions. This gives her works a natural flow that subtly draws readers into a process of self-reflection.
Her Work.
AZUL HUMO
Poniatowska Amory and Ventosa Arrufat Foundations Award, published by BUAP, 2024
Azul Humo explores, through the story of a teenager and a French postman, the little-known historical process of Japanese immigrants arriving in Mexico. Jacaranda trees and poetry intertwine with the powerful prose that captivates us.
LAS TORRES DE ARENA
The Sand Towers
Las torres de arena, Juan March Cencillo Foundation Award, published by Pre-Textos, 2023.
One September 11th, unborn voices arrived in dreams that would last her entire life. As the world crumbled around her, Amy jumped into a hole in the heart of the building. Her grandfather served a cup of tea. Lipstick faded on the porcelain. Ashes fell as the building started to burn.
SEDA ARAÑA
Spider’s Silk
Winner of the First National Short Novel Competition Paralelo 21 | Mexican Women Writers, 2019, with over 600 novels by Mexican women participating.
Shortlisted in the prestigious Rómulo Gallegos Literary Award, 2020 and the Nadal Prize, 2019.
OTUMBA
Awarded in 2010 with the José Eufemio Lora y Lora & Juan Carlos Onetti Prize.
Otumba is where Mexicans fought their last battle, it’s the place where limbo found its broken people and voices remain interwoven with the waves of time.. But in Otumba, life also persists—with all those voices of the dead interwoven with the waves of time.
TRES SILENCIOS
A Third Silence
Awarded in 2010 with the José Eufemio Lora y Lora & Juan Carlos Onetti Prize.
Marcela embraces her silences in a liquid atmosphere. The novel follows the course of her life: from a young woman to a mother, to a widow, to a wise woman.
VIDAS CALLEJERAS
Lives on the Street
Essay published by Editorial Patria. It has had an edition of over 50,000 copies, with a foreword by Elena Poniatowska.
The painful reality of homeless children in Mexico.
BÚBU, EL GRANDE Y OTROS CUENTOS
Bubú, the Great and Other Stories
Stories for children and not-so-children.
¿QUIÉN SOY, QUIÉN SOY?
Who am I, who am I?
From a very simple text, the young reader will take a charming journey through a delightful list of animals, colors, and behaviors. Guided by extraordinary illustrations, this experience will captivate both children and adults alike.
A Journey Through Three Fascinating Anthologies.
LA VIOLENCIA MÁS ALLÁ DE LOS RIOS
Violence Beyond the Rivers
This work is a collection of stories by Mexican-Canadian authors, published by Editorial Bonilla in 2022.
La Violencia Más Allá De Los Ríos brings together deeply moving stories from Mexican authors living in Canada. These narratives delve into the complexity of structural violence that impacts both individuals and cultures. Through tales that shift between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the texts reveal a reality where exclusion, impunity, and injustice stand as open wounds in the collective memory.
HISTORIAS DE MONTREAL
Stories of Montreal
A kaleidoscope of Hispanic-American literature in Canada, featuring Antolina Ortiz alongside twenty-five writers of Mexican, Colombian, Peruvian, Salvadoran, Bolivian, Brazilian, and Spanish origin residing in Canada. This collective work aims to present a fresh and unpretentious literary perspective on the second most populous city in Canada.
ESCRITORAS MEXICANAS
Mexican Women Writers
Antolina Ortiz wrote her story titled “I Don’t Charge, I Teach” for the second Anthology of Mexican Women Writers, which compiles the winning narratives from the Second National Short Story Competition organized by the Mexican Women Writers project.
From Word to Image.
Based on the books Otumba and Seda Araña by Antolina Ortiz Moore, artist Damián Siqueiros—founder and creative director of Terra Sapiens Collective, an artistic laboratory dedicated to researching and implementing socio-ecological sustainable art practices—developed a series of Impact Art photographs. This collaboration between Literature and Photography takes us from word to image.
Biography.
Antolina Ortiz was born in Mexico City in 1971. From an early age, she showed a strong interest in writing, photography, and travel. She studied at the Liceo Franco Mexicano in Mexico City and pursued a degree in Philosophy at the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Antolina spent several years in the city of Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico. There, she founded the projects Morfo Educación Libre and Centro Ecológico y Cultural Liquidambar A.C., which promote ecological and cultural awareness. She planted over 11,000 trees in a cloud forest area. Today, Antolina lives in Montreal with her family, dedicating herself to full-time writing.
Her novels Tres Silencios (Editorial Imaginarial) and Otumba (Editorial Mapalé-Canada) were awarded the José Eufemio Lora y Lora & Juan Carlos Onetti International Prize in Peru in 2010. Her novel Seda Araña (Editorial Paralelo21 / Escritoras Mexicanas) was a finalist for the prestigious Nadal Literary Award (2019) and the Rómulo Gallegos Prize(2020) and won the First Short Novel Prize Paralelo21 / Mexican Women Writers Award in 2019.
In 2023, her work Las Torres de Arena won the prestigious Juan March Cencillo Foundation Award in Spain, and in 2024, her novel Azul Humo was selected as the winner of the Elena Poniatowska-Ventosa/Arrufat Foundation. Prize from over 700 novels.
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