Karla Suarez (Kuba, 1969). Inženjer elektronike. Objavila je romane La Habana año cero (nagrada Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-monde, Francuska, 2012, nagrada Insular book 2012, Francuska), La viajera (2005) i Silencios (nagrada Lengua de Trapo 1999 za španski jezik) i zbirke kratkih priča Carroza para actores (2001) i Espuma (1999). Takođe je napisala knjige Rome, par-delà les chemins i Cuba les chemins du hasard u saradnji s italijanskim fotografom Frančeskom Gatonijem, i Grietas en las paredes s luksemburškim fotografom Ivonom Lambertom. Njeni romani prevedeni su na mnoge jezike. Njene kratke priče objavljivane su u časopisima i više od trideset antologija u Engleskoj, SAD-u, Finskoj, Nemačkoj, Islandu, Poljskoj, Francuskoj, Italiji, Španiji i nekoliko latinoameričkih zemalja. Priča Aniversario priređena je za pozorište 1996. godine, a njene dve kratke priče poslužile su kao televizijski scenariji za kubansku televiziju. Godine 2010. u Francuskoj je odigrana predstava po njenom romanu Silencios, a 2013. priređena je kao mjuzikl, takođe za francusku publiku. Dobila je stipendije na Kubi (Razón de Ser) i u Francuskoj (Centre National du Livre, Pariz; Maison des Ecrivains Etragers et Traducteurs, Sen Nazer; Agence Régionale pour l’Écrit et le Livre en Aquitanie, Bordo; i Clermont Communauté, Klermon Feran). Godine 2007. Hay Festival i organizatori Svetske prestonice knjige u Bogoti izabrali su Karlu Suarez za jednu od 39 najznačajnijih latinoameričkih pisaca mlađih od 39 godina. Nakon pet godina provedenih u Rimu i šest u Parizu, sada živi u Lisabonu gde radi kao koordinator Kluba razgovora o knjigama pri Institutu Servantes, takođe kao predavač kreativnog pisanja u školi Escuela de Escritores u Madridu.
Karla Suárez (Cuba, 1969). She has published the novels La Habana año cero (t: Havana, year zero. Award Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-monde, France, 2012, Prize of the Insular book 2012, France.), La viajera (t: The traveler. 2005) and Silencios (t: Silence. Award Lengua de Trapo 1999 in Spanish) and the short stories’ collections Carroza para actores (t: Carriage for actors. 2001) and Espuma (t: Foam. 1999). She also wrote the books Rome, par-delà les chemins (t: Rome, beyond the paths) and Cuba les chemins du hasard (t: Cuba, The Paths of Chance) done in collaboration with the Italian photographer Francesco Gattoni and Grietas en las paredes (t: Cracks) with the Luxembourgois photographer Yvon Lambert. Her novels have been translated into many languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines and more than thirty anthologies in England, United States, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Poland, France, Italy, Spain and several Latin American countries. The tale Anniversary was adapted for the stage in 1996 and two of its short stories were made into TV scripts for Cuban television. In 2010 his novel Silencios was taken to the theatre and in 2013 was adapted to a musical, both in France. She got scholarships in Cuba (Razón de Ser) and France (Centre National du Livre, Paris; Maison des Ecrivains Etragers et Traducteurs, Saint-Nazaire; Agence Régionale pour l’Écrit et le Livre en Aquitanie, Bordeaux; and Clermont Communauté, Clermont-Ferrand). In 2007, the Hay Festival and the organizers of the Bogotá World Book Capital selected Karla Suárez as one of the 39 highest profile Latin American writers under the age of 39. After five years in Rome and six in Paris, she now lives in Lisbon where she coordinates the Book discussion club of the Instituto Cervantes, is also Professor of Creative Writing at the Escuela de Escritores in Madrid.