Ana Menendez
Poetry & Prose Pavilion
1:30 - 2 pm
Book Signing
2 - 2:30 pm
Ana Menendez, the daughter of Cuban exiles, was born in Los Angeles. She is the author of the novel Loving Che and the short story collection In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd, which was a 2001 New York Times Notable Book of the year; its title story won a Pushcart Prize. Her second novel is The Last War (2009). Since 1991 Menendez has worked as a journalist in the United States and abroad, including the last three years as a prize-winning columnist for The Miami Herald. As a reporter, she has written about Cuba, Kashmir, Afghanistan and India, where she was based for three years. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New Republic, The New York Times and Gourmet magazine.