| 词条 | Connie Spenuzza |
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| name = Connie Spenuzza | image = | image_size = 250px | birth_place = Quito, Ecuador | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|09|29|mf=y}} | residence = Dana Point, California | nationality = American | alma_mater = University of Southern California | occupation = Author | known_for = | pseudonym =Cecilia Velástegui | children = | website = {{URL|http://conniespenuzza.com/}} }}Connie Spenuzza (born September 29, 1953) is an American author who lives in Dana Point, California also known under her pen name Cecilia Velástegui, she has been collected by libraries.[1] Early life and educationSpenuzza was born in Quito, Ecuador.[2] She graduated from University of Southern California with a master's degree in 1977.[3] CareerHer first novel, Gathering the Indigo Maidens (2011),[4] was a finalist for the Mariposa Prize. Her second novel, Traces of Bliss (2012), was selected to the National Latino Book Club by the Association of American Publishers and the Las Comadres international organization.[5] Her third novel, Missing in Machu Picchu (2013),[6] was awarded first place in adventure fiction by the International Latino Book Awards,[7] but was given an unfavorable review by Publishers Weekly.[8] In 2014 her novel Parisian Promises received a positive review from US Review of Books.[9] Spenuzza has been invited as an author panelist at Literary Orange, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the Big Orange Book, and the Los Angeles Zoo. Spenuzza also writes children’s bilingual fables.[10] Olinguito Speaks Up-Olinguito alza la voz (2013)[11] received first place for Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book by the 2014 International Latino Book Awards.[12] In 2018 her novel Lucia Zarate: the Odyssey of the World’s Smallest Woman (2017) received first place in fiction from the San Francisco Book Festival.[13] This novel was selected as a 2017 FOREWORD Indies Book Finalist in multicultural fiction.[14] Books
References1. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2012086268/ |title=Velástegui, Cecilia |publisher=worldcat.org |accessdate=November 24, 2016}} 2. ^"Cecilia Velástegui, Jetsetter and Author, Discusses Her Writing and 'The Serendipity of the Spanish Tongue'". The Latin Post, Nicole Akoukou Thompson Jun 11, 2015 3. ^"Festival features USC alumni, faculty". Daily Trojan. 4. ^{{cite web|title=Local author to sign first novel today at mission|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/author-320274-novel-first.html|website=The Orange County Register}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=September 2013 Teleconference: Linda Rodriguez, Cecilia Velástegui|url=http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/0913teleconference/|website=Las Comadres|date=30 September 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Lovitt|first1=Paige|title=Book Review: Missing in Machu Picchu by Cecilia Velástegui|url=http://blogcritics.org/book-review-missing-in-machu-picchu/|website=Blogcritics}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=2013 Winners - Las Comadres - Latino Literature|url=http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/latino-book-awards/2013-winners/|website=Latino Book Awards}} 8. ^"Missing in Machu Picchu ". Publishers Weekly. 9. ^Parisian Promises. US Review of Books, reviewed by John E. Roper in 2014. 10. ^"Festival features USC alumni, faculty". The Daily Trojan. By CARRIE RUTH MOORE, April 13, 2014 11. ^[https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/olinguito-speaks-up/ "Olinguito Speaks Up"]/ Foreword Reviews, Reviewed by Beth VanHouten February 11, 2014 12. ^{{cite web|title=16th Annual International Latino Book Awards 2014 Finalists|url=http://lascomadres.com/latinolit/16th-annual-international-latino-book-awards-2014-finalists/|website=Las Comadres - Latino Literature|date=27 April 2014}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com/winners_2018.htm|title=San Francisco Book Festival|website=www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com|access-date=2018-07-11}} 14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2017/all/|title=Full List of 2017 Foreword INDIES Finalists|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en}} 15. ^{{cite web |title=JUBILANT JOURNEYS |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/connie-spenuzza/jubilant-journhttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/connie-spenuzza/jubilant-journeys/eys/ |publisher=Kirkus Reviews}} External links
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