Ana María(Ía) Carbonell

Poet

BERKELEY, CA

California US

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Author's Bio

Ana María (Ía) Carbonell was born in Uruguay, grew up outside of Boston, and has lived most of her adult life in the Bay Area, where she writes and teaches. Her work has appeared in The MacGuffin, Mom Egg Review, Saranac Review, Stoneboat Literary Journal, and elsewhere. She was a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books’ Literary Contest, a recipient of a Center for Cultural Innovation Grant, and accepted to One Story Writer's Conference. Ana María lives in Berkeley with her husband and rescue pup.

Writers Retreats:

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Wild Crone Wisdom: Poetry and Stories (Wild Librarian Press, 2023)

Journals:

Acentos Review

Artemis

Last Leaves Magazine

Sport Literate

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Sandra Cisneros, María Helena Viramontes, Richard Bausch, Mary Oliver, Suzanne Langlois, Maile Meloy, Lauren Goff, M. Evelina Galang

What I'm reading now:

Antidote by Karen Russell, The O'Henry Prize Winners 2025 by Ed. Edward P. Jones

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Latino/Latina/Latinx

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English, Spanish

Born in:

Montevideo, MO

Uruguay

Montevideo

Raised in:

Boston, MA

Massachusetts

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Last update: Oct 02, 2025