María Pérez-Talavera (b. 1985 Valencia, Venezuela) is a writer, librarian, and marketing, communications and information science professional. Her debut novel Eran de Madera (Figur...view moreMaría Pérez-Talavera (b. 1985 Valencia, Venezuela) is a writer, librarian, and marketing, communications and information science professional. Her debut novel Eran de Madera (Figures of Wood) won the VI Foro/taller Sagitario Ediciones Prize for a Short Novel in Panama in 2019. She has written the short story collection Umbrales líquidos (Liquid Thresholds) (Foro/taller Sagitario Ediciones, 2015). Her stories, poetry, and essays have been published in various anthologies, magazines, newspapers, and online publications. She lives in Vientiane, Laos.view less