Cristina Jurado
Cristina Jurado Marcos (born 1 February 1972) is a Spanish writer and publisher of fantasy and science fiction, the winner of three Ignotus Awards. She has written two novels, several short stories, and edited multiple anthologies, as well as numerous articles and interviews in the magazine "Supersonic", which she also directs. Biography. Cristina Jurado was born in Madrid in 1972. She studied Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Seville, and earned a master's degree in Rhetoric from Northwestern University in Illinois. She resides in Dubai. As a writer she published her first novel, "Del Naranja  al Azul" in 2012, defined as a book of "Mediterranean science fiction", which was followed by stories in various anthologies and fanzines of the genre. In 2017 she published the novella "CloroFilia", which she defines as "a post-apocalyptic and weird story that deals with collective madness and human identity." Also in 2017 she won an Ignotus Award for Best Story for "La segunda muerte del padre", published in the Nevsky Prospect anthology "Cuentos desde el Otro Lado". As an editor, her work has focused on the direction of the digital magazine "Supersonic" and on the publication of anthologies. She  founded "Supersonic" in 2015, bringing together fiction and nonfiction in Spanish and English. The magazine has stood out as a springboard for new voices in Spanish science fiction, and has won several awards. In 2016 it won the European Science Fiction Society's award for Best Fanzine, and in 2017 won in the Best Magazine category. It also won the Ignotus Award for Best Magazine. One of Jurado's articles, "Antologías de ciencia ficción en España", published in the first issue of "Supersonic", won the Ignotus for Best Article. In the field of anthologies, her publication "Alucinadas" stands out, with  two volumes focused on getting to know science fiction writers, both unpublished and more recognized. She has collaborated with international publishers, including for the North American "Apex Magazine". In 2015, she was guest editor for its issue number 76, dedicated to international fiction. The collaboration was consolidated in 2017 with "Apex"s announcement of her hiring as editor of international fiction beginning in January 2018. For her editorial work promoting authors, she has worked with media outlets such as "El País" and "El Salto".