Authors
Elena Poniatowska

Elena Poniatowska was born in Paris, France. Her father was a Polish nobleman who was a descendant of the brother of King Stanislaus II of Poland, and her mother a Mexican who was raised in France. She feels and thinks of herself as completely Mexican and of Spanish as her native language. In her works she often gives voice to the powerless of her country. She is best known for her 1971 work La noche de Tlatelolco (published in English as Massacre in Mexico). Since then she has published several works of fiction, testimonial literature, as well as book compilations of her interviews with writers, artists, and politicians. In recent years her prominence as a public intellectual and political figure in Mexico has increased.

Miguel Santana

Born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Miguel Santana has lived in the United States most of his life. When Miguel Santana's first novel was presented in Spain, major publishers wanted to jump on the When Alligators Sing wagon. After a bidding war rarely seen for a first time author, the two finalists were international houses Alfaguara and Grijalbo. The novel earned Miguel Santana literary recognition; in addition to Spanish, the book was published in English and Polish, while Frasinnelli has purchased Italian rights. Examiner.com ranked Santana's third novel, The Marien Revelation, among the 100 most anticipated novels of 2010.



Luis Jorge Boone

Originally from Monclova, Coahuila, Luis Jorge is a poet, a fiction writer, a critic, and an essayist. He has authored seven poetry books and a collection of short stories, La noche caníbal, published by the Fondo de Cultura Económica in México. He has been awarded seven literary prices, among them, Cuento Inés Arredondo 2005, Poesía Joven Elías Nandino 2007, Essay Carlos Echánove Trujillo Literary Prize 2009, and Poesía Ramón López Velarde 2009. Alligator Press will present his first collection of short stories translated to English as The Cannibal Night in the Spring of 2012.


Stella Zimmerman

Born in El Paso, Texas, Stella Zimmerman is the first graduate of Alligator Press's writing program. Her first novel, Roses in the Sea, will be released simultaneously in English and Spanish in the Spring of 2012. Stella's prose is energetic, moving, and tremendously entertaining. Avoiding formulas, she has crafted a type of novel that moves between the psychological thriller, the coming of age novel, and the family drama. Powerfully and sensually written, Stella lays out a page turner without losing sight of the power of language.



George Henson

Originally from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, George Henson earned his M.A. in Spanish at Middlebury College. He currently teaches Spanish language and literature at the University of Texas at Dallas and is completing a Ph.D. in Literary and Translation Studies at the same school. His translations of Elena Poniatowska's short stories have appeared in numerous national and international journals, and his translations by Cuban poets Gaston Baquero and Francisco Moran are forthcoming in The Havana Reader, soon to be published by Duke University Press. 




Dewey Badeaux

Dewey Badeaux is originally from the greater Houston area. His first novel, Sam & Skully, blends mystery and science fiction to address the contemporary issue of immigration in the U.S. As one critic has noted, the novel is “a thrilling tale that appeals to one’s sense of adventure. It encourages readers—both young and old—to think about one of the most important issues of our time.” Dewey lives in Austin, Texas where he continues to develop cutting edge books for young readers.

Sebastian Fortino

Sebastian Fortino was raised in Philadelphia, and educated at New York City’s Fordham University, where he trained in Art History. He began writing short fiction after September 11, 2001 when he was living alone, in poverty, a “stone’s throw from the Bronx.” The ability to discuss fine art and dissect it through its many layers – and do so with a creative vocabulary – has lent itself to his short stories. His first collection with Alligator Press, The Pizza Boxes, carry a wit, sensitivity, and through a carefully chosen economy of words, a balance that artfully plays with the plausible and the impossible. After a life in the northeast he gave up on winter at the age of 30. Currently he lives in Fort Lauderdale, where he is an editor at the South Florida Gay News. He is also working on his next book.