Cleyvis Natera, author portrait
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Cleyvis Natera

Cleyvis Natera is the author of Neruda on the Park. She was born in the Dominican Republic, migrated to the United States at ten years old, and grew up in New York City. She holds a BA from Skidmore College and a MFA from New York University. Her writing has won awards and fellowships from the International Latino Book Awards, PEN America, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, The Kenyon Review’s Writers Workshops, the Vermont Studio Center, the Hermitage Artist Retreat, Rowland Writers Retreat, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She is currently a Fulbright Specialist. She lives with her husband and two young children in Montclair, New Jersey. The Grand Paloma Resort is her second novel.
The Grand Paloma Resort
Neruda on the Park

Inside the Book: Cleyvis Natera (NERUDA ON THE PARK)

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Inside the Book: Cleyvis Natera (NERUDA ON THE PARK)

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