Specialization in experience-based writing

Aloma Rodríguez is a writer who produces cultural journalism pieces about books and films for the magazine Letras Libres and Radio 3. Throughout her career, she has learned that writing is all about looking, observing, and honing in on the details.

She has published five books to date and received awards including the Premio de Narrativa from the University of Zaragoza and honorable mention at the Fnac New Talent Literature Awards.

Aniko Villalba is a writer and the author of books such as Días de viaje (2013) and El síndrome de París (2016), as well as interactive diaries like Mapa subjetivo de viaje (2017) and Diario de viajes mágicos (FERA, 2020). She spent ten years traveling through more than 50 countries, photographing what she saw and writing about her experiences in magazines, newspapers, websites, and her blog viajandoporahi.com. She also spoke at events and conferences, published her first two travel narrative books, and started interactive travel diaries with prompts, triggers, and questions for readers to complete.

After her nomadic life, she settled in Amsterdam to dedicate herself completely to her project escribir.me, a website dedicated to promoting writing and creativity, where she has been teaching writing, journaling, and creativity workshops since 2015. She also has a podcast titled Mientras no escribo where she gives listeners an insider's look at the creative writing process.

César Tejeda is a storyteller, editor, and scriptwriter from Mexico City. Over the course of his career, he has written two novels–Épica de bolsillo para un joven de clase media (Planeta, 2012) and Mi abuelo y el dictador (Caballo de Troya, 2017)–as well as a collection of essays titled La compulsión autobiográfica (Alacraña, 2021, undergoing editing).

As a scriptwriter, he has collaborated with Canal 11 and Canal 22, from Mexican cultural television, and written for documentaries and feature-length fiction films. As an editor, he has worked with Penguin Random House, the UNAM Literature Department, and the magazines Este País and Los Suicidas, where he also served as director. He is currently the editor at Ediciones Antílope as well as one of its founding members. On top of it all, César shares his knowledge as a teacher at different schools and academies.

Narrator, essay writer, poet, and translator Daniel Saldaña París has published poem collections such as Esa pura materia and La máquina autobiográfica, as well as novels like En medio de extrañas víctimas and El nervio principal.

He has also collaborated with media outlets such as The Guardian, El País, Gatopardo, El Malpensante, Letras Libres, and more. His style earned him the 2020 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award and he was included in the Bogotá39 list of best writers in Latin America under the age of 40.

María José Caro is a renowned writer and communicator. Born in Peru, she has published books in South America, Mexico, Spain and other countries, winning awards such as the Luces award from the newspaper El Comercio of Peru. Her passion for writing began at an early age, when she was adept at telling implausible stories and creating fictitious newspapers.

María José is the author of several books, including "Perro de ojos negros", "What's wrong with me?" and "Corazón de titano", published by Penguin Random House on the Alfaguara label. Her specialty lies in exploring the intimate world and childhood, and her writing is characterized by being accessible and emotional for all kinds of readers.

With extensive experience in literary festivals and international recognition, María José Caro shares her knowledge and passion for narrative writing in this course, providing students with the necessary tools to turn their experiences into powerful and exciting stories.