Ivonne Lamazares author biography, plus links to books by Ivonne Lamazares.

Ivonne Lamazares

Ivonne Lamazares was born in Havana. She left Cuba at the age of thirteen and settled in Florida. Her first novel, The Sugar Island, was translated into seven languages. Publishers Weekly's starred review called The Sugar Island "spare, lyrical, and brilliantly observant." The Washington Post called Lamazares "a fine literary voice." Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Latina Magazine, The Southern Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Florida Review, and elsewhere. Lamazares is the recipient of an NEA and three Florida Individual Artist Fellowships. She lives in Miami and teaches writing at Miami Dade College.

This biography was last updated on 07/22/2025.

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