For the Hard Ones/Para Las Duras

Tatiana de la Tierra Born in Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida, tatiana de la tierra is a bilingual bicultural writer whose work focuses on South American memory and reality, her experience as an immigrant in this country, and lesbian phenomenology. Her writings have been published for the past 13 years in various anthologies and periodicals. De la tierra's plays have been produced in theatrical venues in California, Maryland, Texas, and Canada. She is former editor of the Latina lesbian magazines esto no tiene nombre (this has no name) and conmocion (commotion + in motion). She has been a featured reader at conferences and cultural events in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and throughout the United States. Among the honors she has received is the Audre Lorde Fellowship for Women of Colors Writers and Activists, 1998. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Masters in Library of Science from University at Buffalo.de la Tierra, Tatiana is the author of 'For the Hard Ones/Para Las Duras', published 2002 under ISBN 9780971703520 and ISBN 0971703523.