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"Daína Chaviano () (born in Havana, Cuba, in 1957)Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed April 9, 2015. is a Cuban-American writer of French and Asturian descentFernández, Xurxo, "Cuba en sueño celta", O Correo Galego, 17 junio de 1999. Accessed July 22, 2017. living in the United States since 1991. She is considered one of the three most important female fantasy and science fiction writers in the Spanish language, along with Angélica Gorodischer (Argentina) and Elia Barceló (Spain), forming the so-called “feminine trinity of science fiction in Ibero-America.”Piña, Begoña. “Daína Chaviano, la memoria y la salvación del futuro”. Qué Leer, January 9, 2006, p. 75. In Cuba, she published several science fiction and fantasy books, becoming the most renowned and best-selling author in those genres in Cuban literature.Toledano, Juan C. "Daína Chaviano", in Darrell B. Lockhart (ed.), Latin American Science Fiction Writers: An A-to-Z Guide, Greenwood Press, 2004, pp. 54-55. Since leaving the island, she has distinguished herself with a series of novels incorporating historical and more contemporary matters as well as mythological and fantastic elements. Biography She was born in Havana, the first of four children of an economist father, and a mother with two Ph.D.: one in Philosophy and Letters, and the other in Psychology.Fernández, Manuel and Trimberger, Michael. "Ecos de un pasado que se niega a morir". Caribe: Revista de Cultura y Literatura/Caribbean: Journal of Culture and Literature, Vol. 12, No. 1, Summer 2009, pp. 71-80. Marquette University & University of North Florida.Moreno, Sarah. "Daína Chaviano: sus pasiones y fantasías". El Nuevo Herald. Suplemento de Artes y Letras. April 29, 2007. When she had barely begun her university studies, she won the first science fiction competition ever organized in Cuba with her short story collection Los mundos que amo (The Worlds I Love), in 1979. After the book was published (1980), the main story was adapted and published as a photonovel in 1982, selling 200,000 copies in 3 months, an unprecedented fact that started her popularity as an author. The plot - almost the same in the short story and in its photonovel version - has been considered "an editorial phenomenon" that "questioned the hierarchical structures that the governing institutions of the revolutionary culture imposed in the literary field as early as 1960".Porbén, Pedro Pablo. "Fotonovela, ciencia ficción y revolución en Los mundos que amo." Revista Iberoamericana, Vol. LXXVIII, No. 238-239, January–June 2012, 225-243. This sales record "broke with an editorial logic that considered science fiction as a minor genre." Furthermore, "Daína Chaviano claimed literary genres established and controlled mostly by male writers who arrived with the Revolution - that is, writers who did not take part in the processes of the pre-1959 revolutionary struggle - a recognition that placed science fiction written by women, in feminine, in the Cuban editorial map and in the space of national culture". After earning a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Havana, she established the first science fiction literary workshop in her country, which she named “Oscar Hurtado” in honor of the father of that genre on the Caribbean island. Herrera-Mulligan, Michelle. When Sci-Fi Meets Sexy. Críticas Magazine, January/February 2004, pp. 24-6. In 1991 she left Cuba, establishing residency in the United States, where she worked as a translator, columnist, and editor. In 1998 she achieved international recognition when she was awarded the Azorín Prize for Best Novel in Spain for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre. This work forms part of her series «The Occult Side of Havana», together with Casa de juegos, Gata encerrada, and La isla de los amores infinitos (The Island of Eternal Love, Riverhead Books, 2008). The series has been described as “the most coherent novelistic project of its generation, indispensable for understanding the social psychology and spiritual vicissitudes of the Cuban people.”Literatura cubana en el exilio . Accessed July 10, 2008. The Island of Eternal Love has been published in 26 languages, making it the most widely translated Cuban novel of all time.Fuentes, Yvette. Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2, Fall 2008, ISSN 1547-7150 In 2007 the novel was awarded the gold medal at the Florida Book Awards, in the category Best Book in Spanish Language.Miami author wins gold The Miami Herald, March 10, 2007, pp. 5E. In 2004 Chaviano was guest of honor at the 25th International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) in the United States. It was the first time that honor had ever been conferred on a Spanish-language writer."Here There Be Dragons: The Global Fantastic", Conference Booklet, ICFA Guests of Honor 1980-2004, p. 39 In November 2014, she was also the guest of honor during the University Book Fair in Tabasco (Mexico), where she received the Malinalli National Award for the Promotion of Arts, Human Rights and Cultural Diversity, which until then had only received figures of Mexican culture and society. It was the first time this award was given to an international figure. Her short story collection Extraños testimonios was published in 2017. In an interview, Chaviano classified the genre of this work as "Caribbean Gothic," as it brings together "elements of horror, absurdity, eroticism, and a certain dose of humor à la Cortázar, amidst tropical and sunny environments, specifically in the Caribbean."Jurado, Cristina. El gótico caribeño de Daína Chaviano, Supersonic, Abril 26, 2017 In 2019 her historical thriller Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán was published by Grijalbo, the Spanish imprint of Penguin Random House. The novel, which required more than a decade of research work, recreates and rescues the Taínos' world, following the trail and paying homage to the legacy of the main Caribbean indigenous culture. Hence the importance of Taino mythology in the novel, especially the symbolism of their three main goddesses: Atabey, Guabancex, and Iguanaboína. In 2020 the novel was awarded the gold medal at the Florida Book Awards 2019 contest, in the category Best Book in Spanish Language, making Chaviano the only writer to twice receive the award in that category. Chaviano has been a guest lecturer and visiting author at several universities and colleges, like Denison University (2007), Florida International University (2014), Miami Dade College (2016), University of North Georgia (2017), and others. She is the cousin of the Cuban actor César Évora. Literary influences Her literary influences derive fundamentally from the Celtic world, from diverse mythologies, and from the principal epics of ancient peoples. Among these sources one can find the Arthurian cycle; Greek, Roman, Egyptian, pre-Columbian and Afro-Cuban myths; and humankind's first epics, dating back to prehistory, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Mahabharata, the Popol Vuh, the Odyssey, and other similar works.Moreno, Sarah. "Daína Chaviano, sus pasiones y fantasías". El Nuevo Herald, 29 abril, 2007, p. 3D.Mayor Marsán, Maricel. ”Daína Chaviano: Entre la ciencia ficción y lo sobrenatural”. Revista Baquiana, año VI, Nº 33/34, enero/abril 2005, pp. 193-9. The author has observed that she has no affinity whatsoever with Cuban literature of any period. Chaviano has stated that, with the exception of authors such as Manuel Mujica Laínez and Mario Vargas Llosa,Triff, Soren. ”La maldición de escribir en Miami”. Catálogo de Letras, Miami. Número 13, 1998, pp. 6-7. her only point of contact with Latin America is pre-Columbian mythology. The author has said that her passion for Anglo-Saxon literature was always so strong that, when she entered the university, she decided to major in English literature so that she could read many of these authors in their original language.Oliva, José. "Daína Chaviano apuesta por la literatura surrealista". Diario Las Américas. Miami, 13 junio 1999, p. 11-B. In general terms, her contemporary influences come from European and Anglophone authors like Margaret Atwood, Milan Kundera, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ray Bradbury, Anaïs Nin, J. R. R. Tolkien, and William Shakespeare, among others. Style Daína Chaviano's works have been described as “bold experiments that break down the boundaries between genres.” Her style is characterized by: * highly poetic prose, indebted to cinematic imagery, which leaves the reader with the impression that s/he has seen, rather than read, a story; * a fondness for the magical or fantastic anecdote, which nonetheless lends a high degree of realism to the narrative, thanks to a well-grounded knowledge of the religious and mythological elements of Celtic, Christian, Afro-Cuban, pre-Columbian, and Greco-Roman cultures; * several interpretive levels and a plethora of hidden meanings in her books, whether they be fantasy, science fiction, or realism. Works in English :* 2019: "Dolores" (short story, trans. by Marilyn G. Miller), in Island in the Light / Isla en la luz (bilingüal anthology of literary works inspired by contemporary Cuban art), ed. by L. Padura, W. Guerra & C. Garaicoa, Miami: tra.Publishing. :* 2017: "Accursed Lineage" (short story, trans. by Matthew David Goodwin), in Latin@ Rising: An Anthology of Latin@ Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. by Matthew David Goodwin, Texas: Wings Press. :* 2008: The Island of Eternal Love (trans. Andrea Labinger). New York: Riverhead Books-Penguin Group.Laura Dail Literary Agency News . :* 2003: "The Annunciation" (short story, trans. by Juan Carlos Toledano), in Andrea L. Bell & Yolanda Molina-Gavilán (eds), Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. Works in Spanish Outside Cuba: :* 2019: Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán (novel). Grijalbo, Spain. :* 2018: Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre (novel). Huso, Spain. :* 2017: El abrevadero de los dinosaurios (short stories). Huso, Spain. :* 2017: Extraños testimonios (short stories). Huso, Spain. :* 2007: Historias de hadas para adultos (novellas). Minotauro, Spain. :* 2006: La isla de los amores infinitos (novel). Grijalbo, Spain. :* 2005: El abrevadero de los dinosaurios (short stories). Nueva Imagen, Mexico. :* 2004: Los mundos que amo (short novel). Alfaguara, Colombia. :* 2003: Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre (novel). Oceano, Mexico. :* 2001: País de dragones (short stories). Espasa Juvenil, Spain. :* 2001: Gata encerrada (novel). Planeta, Spain. :* 1999: Casa de juegos (novel). Planeta, Spain. :* 1998: El hombre, la hembra y el hambre (novel). Planeta, Spain. :* 1994: Confesiones eróticas y otros hechizos (poetry). Betania, Spain. In Cuba: :* 1990: El abrevadero de los dinosaurios (short stories). :* 1989: La anunciación (film script). :* 1988: Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre (novel). :* 1986: Historias de hadas para adultos (novellas). :* 1983: Amoroso planeta (short stories). :* 1980: Los mundos que amo (short stories). Awards and recognitions :* 2020: First Place in two categories (Best Popular Fiction and Best Novel Adventure or Drama in Spanish) in the International Latino Book Awards, for Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán. :* 2020: Gold Medal Winner in the Florida Book Awards 2019, for Best Spanish Language Book (USA), for Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán. :* 2017: Guest of Honor at the 12th North American Science Fiction Convention (San Juan, Puerto Rico). :* 2014: Malinalli National Award 2014 for the Promotion of Arts, Human Rights and Cultural Diversity (Mexico). :* 2014: Guest of Honor at the Tabasco University Book Fair (Mexico). :* 2010: International Dublin Literary Award IMPAC Longlist for The Island of Eternal Love. :* 2008: Finalist of the Prix Relay du Roman d'Évasion (France), for L'île des amours éternelles (The Island of Eternal Love). :* 2007: Gold Medal Winner in the Florida Book Awards 2006, for Best Spanish Language Book (USA), for La isla de los amores infinitos (The Island of Eternal Love). :* 2004: Guest of Honor at the 25th Conference held by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, Fort Lauderdale (USA). :* 2003: Goliardos Fantasy International Award (Mexico), for Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre. :* 1998: Azorín Prize for Best Novel (Spain), for El hombre, la hembra y el hambre. :* 1990: Anna Seghers Award, Academy of Arts in Berlin (Germany), for Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre. :* 1989: "La Edad de Oro" (The Golden Age) National Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature (Cuba), for País de dragones. :* 1988: "13 de marzo", Best Literary Film Script (Cuba), for La anunciación. :* 1979: David National Prize for Best SF Book (Cuba), for Los mundos que amo. See also * Cuban American literature * List of Cuban-American writers Notes External links *Author's entry in Encyclopaedia Britannica *Daína Chaviano Official Website (Bilingual in English & Spanish) *Amazon.com Official Author's Page * *Daína Chaviano's Page at Penguin *GoodRead Author's Page *The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute & Peter Nichols *Book Trailer of the novel The Island of Eternal Love. *Science Fiction Trading Card Spotlight - Daína Chaviano * * Category:20th-century Cuban poets Category:20th-century Cuban novelists Category:Cuban science fiction writers Category:Cuban fantasy writers Category:Women science fiction and fantasy writers Category:People from Havana Category:Living people Category:1957 births Category:Cuban women novelists Category:Cuban women poets Category:Writers from Havana Category:Cuban people of Asturian descent Category:American writers of Cuban descent Category:American people of Asturian descent Category:Exiles of the Cuban Revolution in the United States Category:Hispanic and Latino American novelists Category:Cuban women short story writers Category:Cuban short story writers Category:21st-century Cuban novelists Category:21st-century Cuban poets Category:21st-century short story writers Category:20th-century Cuban women writers Category:21st-century Cuban women writers Category:Cuban expatriates in the United States "
"Metro was a glossy bimonthly lifestyle magazine published in New Zealand. It had a strong focus on the city of Auckland, with reportage of issues and society. The magazine was first published independently by Mick Mason, Clive Curry and Bruce Palmer. Metro was shut down by its owners, the Bauer Media Group due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 17 July 2020, Metro was acquired by independent publisher Simon Chesterman. History Metro was established in 1981. The debut of the magazine coincided with the rapid expansion of the New Zealand economy that occurred from 1984, following the election of the Fourth Labour Government, who implemented widespread neoliberal deregulation and economic reform. The increased access to imported luxury goods made Metro magazine an attractive media environment for advertisers. From Metro's ninth issue in March 1982 until 2002, the magazine featured an influential gossip column called Felicity Ferret. The writer was anonymous, although in May 2006 Auckland restaurant owner Fran Fisher told Metro that she had pitched the idea to editor Warwick Roger in 1982, and had contributed to it – along with Roger – until she left New Zealand in December 1983. The Ferret's initials hinted at her own name. While multiple writers were known to have written for the column over the years, after 1983 the Ferret was suspected to be largely the work of former model and notorious Auckland socialite Judith Baragwanath. Metro magazine's success led to the launch of a sister title North and South, edited by Robyn Langwell. This publication took a wider look at New Zealand regional stories. Langwell was editor of North & South until June 2007. A third title, women's interest magazine More, was launched before the stable was bought by ACP Media, an Australian publishing consortium. Both Metro and North & South have won awards for publishing and journalism and Metro, in particular, has been well known for its standard of photography and design under art directors William Chen and Jenny Nicholls. This tradition is still strong, with Metro winning Best Art Director (Charlie McKay) at the 2010 Qantas Media Awards. ACP Media was the former owner of Metro until 2013 when the magazine was acquired by Bauer Media Group. Metro's fortunes have varied since Warwick Roger gave up the editor's chair. The appointment of Bill Ralston saw dramatic shifts in the magazine's editorial focus away from the rigor of Roger's style to a more flamboyant, celebrity style format. Sales were disappointing and a period of decline followed. The magazine was relaunched as a large format glossy title while led by Nicola Legat, a long-time contributing journalist. The changes were intended to reverse the decline of sales and readership. At its peak Metro sold 40,000 copies, but this had fallen to less than 20,000. During this period the society scandal column Felicity Ferret was dropped from Metro's pages. The Ferret briefly returned to the pages of Metro in 2009. In 2005, Legat left the magazine to join publishing company Random House. She was replaced by Lauren Quaintance, a former North & South writer, who oversaw a 5 per cent increase in circulation. Quaintance left in June 2007 to return to the Sydney Morning Herald and the long-serving deputy Bevan Rapson was appointed acting editor. A makeover in 2009 saw Metro changed to a smaller size, and the incorporation of Citymix magazine within its pages. In mid-2010, Rapson was replaced as editor by Simon Wilson, a Metro senior writer and former editor of Cuisine and Consumer, the magazine published by the Consumers' Institute of New Zealand. In 2010, Wilson oversaw a 25 per cent increase in Metro's readership, according to Nielsen Media Research. In August 2015 Susannah Walker became the editor of the magazine, replacing Simon Wilson in the post. In early April 2020, the Bauer Media Group closed down Metro and several of its New Zealand operations in response to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. On 17 June 2020, Sydney investment firm Mercury Capital purchased Metro as part of its acquisition of Bauer Media's New Zealand and Australian media assets. On 17 July, Mercury Capital confirmed that it would be selling Metro to independent publisher Simon Chesterman. Awards Metro won a number of 2010 Qantas Media Awards: * Best Magazine Feature Writer Simon Wilson, * Best Magazine Designer Charlie McKay, * Senior Magazine Feature Writer (Politics) Simon Wilson, * Senior Magazine Feature Writer (Arts & Entertainment) Simon Wilson. References External links * Category:1981 establishments in New Zealand Category:2020 disestablishments in New Zealand Category:Defunct magazines published in New Zealand Category:Lifestyle magazines Category:Local interest magazines Category:Magazines established in 1981 Category:Magazines disestablished in 2020 Category:Mass media in Auckland Category:Magazines published in New Zealand Category:Monthly magazines published in New Zealand "
"Towanda Creek Towanda Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Canton Township, Canton, Leroy Township, Franklin Township, and Monroe Township. Course Towanda Creek begins on a hill in southwestern Canton Township, near the border between Bradford County and Lycoming County. The creek flows northwest off the hill and then turns north, flowing parallel to Pennsylvania Route 14. After several miles, it turns east and passes through the community of Canton and continues east. The creek then receives the tributary Mill Creek and shortly afterwards receives Alba Creek and Beech Flats Creek. It then enters Leroy Township, where it continues flowing east and slightly north parallel to Pennsylvania Route 50. In this township, the creek receives Wallace Brook and Gulf Brook. It eventually enters Franklin Township. In this township, the creek picks up North Branch Towanda Creek. Several miles downstream, it passes to the north of Naglee Mountain and enters Monroe Township. In this township, the creek picks up the tributary South Branch Towanda Creek and turns north. A short distance later, it turns northeast and enters the Towanda Flats. A few miles later, the creek reaches its confluence with the Susquehanna River. Towanda Creek joins the Susquehanna River upstream of its mouth. =Tributaries= The major tributaries of Towanda Creek include Schrader Creek and South Branch Towanda Creek. Hydrology Near Monroeton, the average monthly discharge of Towanda Creek ranges from 80.6 and 96.9 cubic feet per second in August and July, respectively to 611 and 655 cubic feet per second in April and March, respectively. The minimum monthly discharge ranges between 1.76 cubic feet per second in September to 110 cubic feet per second in April. The maximum monthly discharge ranges between 986 cubic feet per second in August to 2287 cubic feet per second in March. Near Franklindale, the average monthly discharge of the creek ranges from 8.46 to 414 cubic feet per second, in August and April, respectively. The minimum monthly discharge ranges between 4.55 cubic feet per second in August to 231 cubic feet per second in December. The maximum monthly discharge ranges between 17.5 cubic feet per second in August to 1000cubic feet per second in March. The pH of Towanda Creek at Monroeton ranges from 7.4 to 8.2. The creek's specific conductance in this location ranges from 89 to 125 micro-siemens per centimeter at . The creek's temperature ranges between and . The water hardness in terms of the concentration of calcium carbonate ranges from 30 to 47 milligrams per liter. The total suspended solids concentration ranges from less than 5 to 452 milligrams per liter. There are between 8.2 and 14.2 milligrams per liter of calcium in the waters of Towanda Creek and between 2.0 and 3.9 milligrams per liter of magnesium. The concentration of strontium ranges from 40 to 60 micrograms per liter, and there is an unknown concentration of barium. The concentration of sodium ranges between 3.0 and 5.5 milligrams per liter. The concentration of manganese in the waters of the creek ranges between 20 and 450 milligrams per liter and the iron concentration ranges from 40 to 18,500 micrograms per liter. The creek's nickel concentration is less than 50 micrograms per liter and the concentration of copper ranges from less than 4 to 10 micrograms per liter. The zinc concentration ranges from less than 10 to 50 micrograms per liter. The concentration of boron in the waters of Towanda Creek is less than 200 milligrams per liter. The aluminum concentration ranges from less than 200 to 8500 milligrams per liter. The lead concentration is less than 1 microgram per liter. The concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in the creek range from less than 0.25 to 1.3 milligrams per liter and 0.014 to 0.313 milligrams per liter, respectively. The concentration of selenium in the creek is less than 7 micrograms per liter. Geography, geology, and climate The elevation near the mouth of Towanda Creek is above sea level. The elevation of the creek at its source is approximately above sea level. There are a number of strainers and fallen trees on Towanda Creek in its upper reaches. The creek has fairly high mud banks and flows between forested mountains. Its valley becomes flat and wide downstream of Schrader Creek. There are some riffles on the creek and a few rocky patches near Franklindale. The topography of the watershed of Towanda Creek is described as "rough and hilly" in a 1921 book. Most of the watershed consists of narrow valleys and steep hills that are rounded by glaciation. Rock formations consisting of shale and sandstone are found in the vicinity of Towanda Creek. Deposits of bituminous coal are found in these rock formations. Gravel and boulders are also present near the creek. The channel of Towanda Creek is sinuous. The size of Towanda Creek is doubled by Schrader Creek. The annual rate of precipitation in the watershed of Towanda Creek is between and . Watershed The watershed of Towanda Creek has an area of . In addition to Bradford County, the watershed also occupies portions of Lycoming County, Sullivan County, and Tioga County. The creek's drainage basin is part of the Upper North Branch Susquehanna drainage basin. Major lakes in the watershed of Towanda Creek include Lake Nephawin. This lake's surface area is 36.5 acres. Towanda Creek is on private property throughout its length. History, etymology, and industries Towanda Creek's name comes from a Nanticoke word for "burial ground". A gaging station was established on Towanda Creek at Monroeton in January 1914. In 1921, the largest communities in the watershed of Towanda Creek included Canton, Monroeton, New Albany, and Monroe. Their populations were 1637, 500, 413, and 403, respectively. In the early 1900s, the main industries in the watershed of Towanda Creek were woodworking, clay banks, machine shops, and agriculture. The Susquehanna, New York, and Lehigh Valley Railroad also passed through lower reaches of the watershed during this time period. The Northern Central Railroad passed through the watershed's upper reaches. The creek was also used as the power supply for a small mill in Canton. Biology There are some wild trout in Towanda Creek, but trout are also stocked there by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Warmwater fishes are more common in the lower reaches of the creek. During a survey undertaken in 2007, a total of 33 species of fish were identified in Towanda Creek. Brown trout, brook trout, and rainbow trout are all present in the creek. Their lengths range from , , and , respectively. Smallmouth bass ranging from long and rock bass ranging from are also present. In addition, the creek contains seven shiner species, three dace species, three darter species, two minnow species (bluntnose minnow and cutlips minnow), and two chub species (creek chub and river chub). Other fish species inhabiting the creek include pumpkinseed, bluegill, green sunfish, brown bullhead, walleye, white sucker, northern hog sucker, fallfish, central stoneroller, and sculpin. Recreation It is possible to canoe on of Towanda Creek during snowmelt or within seven days of heavy rain. The difficulty rating of the creek is 1 and is considered to be suitable for novice canoers. Edward Gertler describes the scenery along it as "good" in his book Keystone Canoeing. It is also possible to canoe on two of the creek's tributaries. In addition, angling is done on the creek. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania References External links *U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Category:Rivers of Pennsylvania Category:Tributaries of the Susquehanna River Category:Rivers of Bradford County, Pennsylvania "