Claudia Salazar Jiménez

Claudia Salazar Jiménez (born 1976) is a Peruvian writer, editor, academic and a cultural manager. Her first novel Blood of the Dawn, set in Peru during the times of internal unrest in the 1980s, was awarded Premio Las Américas.

Early life and education Claudia Salazar Jiménez was born on 5 July, 1976, in Lima, Peru. She attended the National University of San Marcos, where she studied literature, then she completed doctoral studies in Latin American literature at the New York University. She funded the Fuegos de Arena literary magazine such as Basta. 100 mujeres contra la violencia de género (2012) or Denominación de origen: Perú. Antología del cuento peruano (2014). and set in the '80s in Peru, during the times of internal unrest and the Shining Path, was one of the first in Peru to focus on exploring the links between gender-based violence, ethnicity and race of that period, criticising violence against Quechua women and showing their ways of resisting. The novel won the Premio Las Américas (2014). and, as of 2023, is part of the faculty of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where her area of expertise is, among others, Latin American literature and creative writing. She is the recipient of Premio Sylvia Molloy award for her academic work.

as editor

Voces para Lilith. Literatura contemporánea de temática lésbica en Sudamérica, 2011 Escribir en Nueva York. Antología de narradores hispanoamericanos, 2014 Pachakuti feminista. Ensayos y testimonios sobre arte, escritura y pensamiento feminista en el Perú contemporáneo, 2020