Author: Yvan Conna
Born: 11 October 1977
Bio: Born in New York in 1977. Architect, professor and writer. Part of the Chairs of Psychology in Architecture and Design (2000-present), Environment 2 in Architecture (2009-present) and Optional Integrated, Production Interiors Design (2010-present) of the University of Mendoza. He's also leading his own office of architecture, Ricco&Conna architects.

In 2008 was published his first book of poems "Naufragios en la noche" (Shipwrecks at night). In 2010 his last work "Exilios de un corazón" (Exiles of a heart). He was part of the Anthology of Contemporary Poetry DGE Mendoza "La Ruptura del Silencio" (The Breaking of Silence); in 2009. In the same year he received from the National Endowment for the Arts, a grant for training workshops in poetry.

Founding member of the literary group "La Moledora de Carne" (The meat grinder). Thirteen times selected by the Center of Poetic Studies Madrid to participate in their poetry anthologies and in 2008 with his first short story.
It is part of an independent group that works in a piano concert series "Estrategias que nos une" (2007), "Trasmundos" (2008), "Excéntrico" 2010, where live, music, literature, contemporary dance, visual projections, painting and photography. Participated in the cycles of poetry Pre.textos 2007 and Elefante 2009, in Mendoza. In 1998 received his first mention by SADE in the First National Competition for Young Writers.

In 2010 it was part of "Historia de Luján por lujaninos II" with other local writers and it will be part soon of "Antología de Luján de Cuyo", both projects designed by Luján de Cuyo Public Library.

www.yvanconna.blogspot.com
www.yvanconnart.blogspot.com
www.ricco-conna.com.ar