Elena Poniatowska is writer, renowned journalist, and professor. She was born in Paris in 1932, but, as a child, moved to Mexico with her family. Her journalism and writing explore and grapple with events; in addition, she is biographer and translator. Her works include Hasta no verte Jesús mio, Tinísima, a biography about Tina Modotti, the Italian photographer. Other books include Nothing, Nobody, and Massacre in Mexico, Paseo de la Reforma, and Cartas de AlvaroMutis. Poniatowska is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Emeritus Fellowship from Mexico’s National Council of Culture and Arts. In 1979 she became the first woman to win the Mexican national award for journalism. Recently, Poniatowska has taught courses in creative writing, literature, journalism and translation. Her writing has been translated into numerous languages including English, French, Italian, German, Danish and Dutch. Elena Poniatowska currently lives in Mexico.