Caro de Robertis
A writer of Uruguayan origins, Caro De Robertis is the author of seven books, including Cantoras, The Palace of Eros, and So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color. Their works have been translated into seventeen languages and have received numerous awards, including the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award, two Stonewall Book Awards, Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize, and the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, which they were the first openly nonbinary person to receive. They are co-curator of the current exhibition “Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements” at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and a professor at San Francisco State University.
Where to find me at the festival
May 31, 2026 -
Taking Pride in Transformative Latin American Works
