Mirta González Suárez

Mirta González Suárez (born September 29, 1948) In 2016 she won the award "UNA palabra" by the National University of Costa Rica for her novel "La gobernadora" and in 2021 the "Juegos Florales Hispanoamericanos de Quetzaltenango 2021" for the novel "La Independencia".

Early life and education González Suárez was born in San José, Costa Rica, in 1948. She earned her PhD in psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1987, with a dissertation on sexism in Costa Rican education. While pursuing her doctoral studies, she earned a Fulbright Award, which she used to compare sexism in American and Costa Rican texts. Her research interests include sexism in education, discrimination, and political psychology. She has published more than 50 works in Spanish, including books and peer-reviewed articles.

Writing González Suárez published her first novel, Crimen con sonrisa (Crime with a Smile), in 2013; it was awarded Costa Rica's Aquileo J. Echeverria National Literary Award.