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Yanitzia Canetti is an author, writer, editor, and translator with a Bachelor's in Journalism, a Master's in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature.

She has published over 30 books in various genres, including novels, poetry, short stories, theatre and children's literature. She has written fiction and nonfiction series, teachers' guides, student editions, ancillaries and other educational materials for the bilingual educational system. She has also written over 2,000 specialized articles, catalogues, and literary reviews for newspapers and magazines in the United States, Cuba, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries.

Fluent in Spanish, Italian and English, she has translated over 100 books, principally for young readers. Her translations include several English literature classics.

She has participated in 15 national and international photography exhibitions in Mexico, Italy, Spain and Denmark. Her work is included in the permanent collections of various galleries of the world. Yanitzia has received many awards for her work, including the National Literature Award (Ministry of Education, Cuba) 1984, 1985, 1986; the White Rose Literature Award (Best Literature of the Year, Cuba) 1994; Honorable Mention (National Association of Hispanic Publications, California) 1997.

At present, Yanitzia lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and works as an editorial director and literary assessor. Her most recent publications include: "novelita Rosa" [Through Rose-Colored Lenses] (Versal, 1997), "Al otro lado" [On the Other Side] (Seix Barral, 1998; Planeta de Agostini, 2000), "Completamente diferente" [Completely Different] (Everest, 2000) and "Doña Flautina Resuelvelotodo" [Miss Flautina Fixit] (Edebé, 2002).

Yanitzia Canetti is an author, writer, editor, and translator with a Bachelor's in Journalism, a Master's in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature. She has published over 30 books in various genres, including novels, poetry, short stories, theatre and children's literature. She has written fiction and nonfiction series, teachers' guides, student editions, ancillaries and other educatio... More