Carlos Manuel Álvarez

Carlos Manuel Álvarez is a writer from Cuba. In 2013 he was awarded the Calendario Prize for his collection of short stories La tarde de los sucesos definitivos (2014) and in 2015 he received the Ibero- American Journalism Prize, Nuevas Plumas, from the University of Guadalajara. In 2016 he a founded the Cuban magazine El Estornudo. He regularly contributes to the New York Times, Al Jazeera, Internationale, BBC World, El Malpensante and Gatopardo.