Luis Aguilar-Monsalve

Luis Aguilar Monsalve (born 7 October 1942) is a distinguished Ecuadorian writer, critic, and professor emeritus at Hanover College in the United States. He is a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language (Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua).

Biography Born in Cuenca, Aguilar Monsalve pursued his higher education in the United States. He earned a BA from Loyola Marymount University and an MA from Claremont Graduate University. He subsequently received both an MA and a PhD in Political Science and Latin American Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

His academic career includes serving as a lecturer in language, culture, and literature at UCLA (1982–1995). From 1995 to 2001, he was Professor of Latin American Literature, Political Science, and International Relations at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. He later served as a visiting assistant professor and writer-in-residence at Wabash College (2001–2006), followed by a decade-long tenure as a professor of Latin American literature and cultures at Hanover College (2006–2016).

Literary work Since 1986, Aguilar Monsalve has published nineteen collections of short stories, several of which have seen multiple editions. His work is recognized for its contribution to contemporary Ecuadorian letters, particularly through his mastery of the short story and his role in promoting the genre of *flash fiction* (*minificción*).

His bibliography includes the novel En busca de sor Edwina Marie(published by Editorial Verbum), two volumes of essays, and two notable anthologies: one focused on 21st-century Ecuadorian short stories and another on the evolution of Ecuadorian flash fiction.

Awards and recognition 2013: The Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity. 2012: Fray Vicente Solano Award for Outstanding Educator and Creative Writer. 2012: Elected Member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language. 1996: Member of the Grupo América.

Selected works

Year Literary work Genre 2025 Alcantarillas Short Stories 2025 Más allá de la lluvia Flash Fiction 2025 Antología del cuento de ciencia ficción ecuatoriano moderno Anthology 2023 En el borde de lo etéreo Flash Fiction 2023 Bajo el vaivén de lo insólito Essay 2022 Antología del cuento infantil y juvenil ecuatoriano Anthology 2021 Herederos de las sombras Flash Fiction 2020 Disfraz Flash Fiction 2019 Antología del Microcuento Ecuatoriano Anthology 2019 If Winter Comes Flash Fiction 2018 The Stitch of Silence Short Stories 2017 Antología bilingüe del cuento ecuatoriano de inicios del siglo XXI Anthology 2016 Antología básica e historia del cuento ecuatoriano Anthology 2015 Y el hombre dio su vuelta en ochenta mundos... (Homenaje a Julio Cortázar) Essay 2014 Escombros de humo Short Stories 2013 Breve historia y crítica de los movimientos literarios en Hispanoamérica Essay 2012 El cuento ecuatoriano 1970–2010 Anthology 2010 Mínimo mirador: microrrelatos Flash Fiction 2009 Imágenes y otras historias Short Stories 2008 En busca de sor Edwina Marie Novel 2006 La otra cara del tiempo y otros cuentos Short Stories 2005 Al otro lado de mi voz y otros cuentos Short Stories 2004 Dejen pasar al viento Short Stories 2003 Creo que se ha dicho que vuelvo Short Stories 2001 La otra cara del tiempo Short Stories 1999 El umbral del silencio Short Stories 1995 Huellas y silencios Short Stories 1986 A través de una rendija Short Stories 1979 Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco y su novela socio-política Essay

Selected anthologies Aguilar Monsalve's work is included in the following anthologies:

Literatura del Ecuador (cuatrocientos años): crítica y selecciones (2001). Abya-Yala. ISBN 9789978046760. Antología Básica e Histórica del Cuento Ecuatoriano (11th ed., 2004). El cuento ecuatoriano 1970–2010 (2012). CCE Benjamín Carrión. Narrativa de Azuay y Cañar (2012). CCE Benjamín Carrión. ISBN 9789942288165. Antología básica e historia del cuento ecuatoriano (2016). Antología bilingüe del cuento ecuatoriano de inicios del siglo XXI (2017). Cuentos migrantes: antología (2017). Antología del Microcuento Ecuatoriano (2019). Eskeletra Editorial. Un autor, un relato (2021). Generis Publishing. ISBN 9781639023226. Antología del cuento infantil y juvenil ecuatoriano (2022). SK Editorial. ISBN 978-9942-42-458-7.