Adriana Paramo

Adriana Páramo is a Colombian anthropologist, writer, and women's rights advocate. Her book Unsent Letters to My Mother won the Faulkner Society's best nonfiction award. Her book My Mother's Funeral was nominated for the Latino Books into Movies Award. She is also the author of Looking for Esperanza , winner of the Social Justice and Equity Award in Creative Nonfiction; Nautilus Silver Award in the conscious media category; Best Women's Issues book at the International Latino Book Award; Best...See more

Adriana Páramo is a Colombian anthropologist, writer, and women's rights advocate. Her book Unsent Letters to My Mother won the Faulkner Society's best nonfiction award. Her book My Mother's Funeral was nominated for the Latino Books into Movies Award. She is also the author of Looking for Esperanza , winner of the Social Justice and Equity Award in Creative Nonfiction; Nautilus Silver Award in the conscious media category; Best Women's Issues book at the International Latino Book Award; Best Social Studies book at the International Publishers' Awards; silver medal at the Book of the Year Award, BOYA, and was listed as one of the top ten best books by Latino authors. Páramo writes from Medellín, Colombia. See less