(b. 1967 in Valdivia) Huenún studied to become a Spanish
teacher at the Instituto Profesional de Osorno and at the
Universidad de la Frontera, in Temuco. In 1966 and 1997
he won the Fund for Arts and Cultural Development
(Fondart) Award for his projects in poetic writing,
Ceremonias and Viaje al país de los manzaneros,
respectively. Part of his poetry has been published in
national magazines and anthologies. Of particular note
are Cartas al azar, a sample of Chilean poetry published
by Ergo Sum, 1989; Zonas de emergencia published by
Paginadura, Valdivia, 1984; and Ül: Four Mapuche Poets,
a sample of poets of Mapuche origin published by the
Americas Society and Latin American Literary Review
Press, 1988, New York.

(b. 1966 in Santiago) Roa is a poet, essayist, and a
translator. Together with the poet Jorge Teillier, he has
published Cartas a la juventud and La invención de Chile.
His translation of Ezra Pound and Robert Browning are
particularly noteworthy.

(b. 1962 in Santiago) Morales is a graduate in literature
from Universidad de Chile, and a Doctor of Philosophy and
Arts from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. His
work is well known in several countries including Spain,
Sweden, and the United States. Particularly noteworthy
are Por ínsulas extrañas, Escenas del derrumbe de
Occidente and Réquiem.

(b. 1960 in Ancud) A teacher, Muñoz has been included
in several anthologies, both in Chile and abroad.
Outstanding among her works are Canto de una oveja del
rebaño, Hijos and Sombras en el Rosselot.

(b. 1965 in Santiago) A dental technician by trade, at a
very young age Chandía began writing and participating
in cultural activities through the Society of Writers of
Chile. In 1991, he coordinated the First Book Fair of
Macul, in Santiago. Outstanding among his works are
Nadie está a salvo, Furo el poeta and Último barrio. He
died in August of 2001, after a long illness.

(b. 1959 in Curicó) Gómez has been published in several
anthologies and has participated in many different
cultural activities. Among her outstanding works are
Pubisterio and Un crudo paseo por la sonrisa.

(b. 1957 in Santiago) Memet is a poet and patron of the
arts whose work has been traslated into French and
German. Among his outstanding works are Canto de
gallos al amanecer and Cualquiera de nosotros. Besides
his poetic work, he is the executive producer of the
cultural event Chilepoesía.

(b. 1956 in La Serena) Harris studied at the Universidad
de Concepción to become a Spanish teacher; he
currently works at the National Library's Archive of the
Writer. Among his most outstanding works we find
Cipango, Diario de Navegación, and Historia personal del
miedo, a volume of short stories. In 1993, he received the
Municipal Poetry Award and the National Book and
Reading Council Award.

(b. 1957 in Chile) Salinas is a teacher of World
Literature who also holds a Masters in Philology and
translates works from Russian into Spanish. Presently,
she works at the Universdad de Chile's Institute for
International Studies.

(b. 1956 in Chile): The son of artists, Polhammer studied
at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in order to
become a Spanish teacher. He has participated as a judge
in popular television programs. Among his works, Los
helicópteros is particularly noteworthy.

(b. 1955 in La Serena) Daughter, mother, and sister of
poets, Calderón is a Spanish teacher who dedicates herself
to university teaching and to holding literary workshops.
Her works have appeared in numerous anthologies both in
Chile and abroad. Among them, Causas perdidas is
particularly noteworthy. In the year 2003 she decided to
try her hand at the novel with Amiga mía.

(b. 1950 in Castro) In 1989, Trujillo left Chile to travel
to Pennsylvania, in the United States, where he earned a
Ph.D. in Spanish American Literature. He currently lives
in Pennsylvania where he works as a university
professor. Among his outstanding works are Las musas
desvaídas and No se engañe nadie.

(b. 1953 in Valdivia) Riedemann studied Anthropology
and Literature. Between 1973 and 1974, he was a
political prisoner. Presently, he is a university teacher in
the southern part of the country. He writes poetry,
drama, and essays, and his work has been translated into
English and German. Among his most notable writing, we
find Hacia la casa de ninguna parte, Primer Arqueo and
Isla del Rey.

(b. 1951 in Santiago) Son of diplomats, Maquieira spent
most of his childhood abroad. Of his work, Los Sea
Harrier and La Tirana are most noteworthy. He currently
shares his time between poetry and paiting.

(b. 1951 in Santiago) Zutira studied
engineering and obtained his Civil Engineer degree from the
Universidad de Chile in Valparaíso. He actively participated
in artistic activities of protest against the military
dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Among the awards and
distinctions he has received, the most important is the
National Literary Award in the year 2000. His work has
been translated to several languages and has appeared in
numerous anthologies of Chilean poets. Among his
outstanding works we find Purgatorio, Anteparaíso, and
the most recent, INRI, published in 2002.

(b. 1947 in Santiago) Millán has presented his poetic
work in different meetings in Chile as well as in Canada,
the United States, Sweden, and Holland. During his exile
in Canada, he founded the publishing house Cordillera.
Millán also specializes in translations from Spanish into
English, French, and Dutch. Among his most well-known
works are Relación personal and Claroscuro.