Ana Menendez
Biography
Ana Menendez
Ana Menendez
BIO
Ana Menendez, the daughter of Cuban exiles, was born in Los
Angeles. She is the author of two books of fiction, the novel
LOVING CHE and the short story collection In Cuba I was a German
Shepherd, which was a 2001 New York Times Notable
book of the year and the title story of which won a Pushcart Prize.
Her second novel, THE LAST WAR, is scheduled to be published in May
2009 by HarperCollins.
Since 1991, Menendez has worked as a journalist in the United
States and abroad, including the last three years as a
prize-winning columnist for The Miami Herald. As a
reporter, she has written about Cuba, Kashmir, Afghanistan, and
India, where she was based for three years. Her work has appeared
in a variety of publications, including The New Republic, The
New York Times, and Gourmet magazine, and has been
included in several anthologies, including, CUBANISIMO!, edited by
Cristina Garcia, and AMERICAN FOOD WRITING, a Library of America
anthology edited by Molly O’Neill.
Menendez has a BA in English from Florida International University
and an MFA from New York University. She is currently teaching at
The American University in Cairo, Egypt, as a 2008–09
Fulbright Scholar.
Ana Menendez
