Daniela Catrileo

Daniela Catrileo is a writer, artist, activist, and professor of philosophy. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación in Chile, a certification in Cultural Journalism, Editing and Book Criticism from the Universidad de Chile, and a Master’s degree in American Aesthetics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her published works include Río herido (Edicola), Guerra florida (Del Aire), Piñen (Pez Espiral; Las Afueras), Las aguas dejaron de unirse a otras aguas (Pez Espiral), El territorio del viaje (Edicola), Todas quisimos ser el sol (Las Guachas) and Chilco (Seix Barral). She has received various awards for her work, including the Santiago Municipal Prize for Literature (2019), the award for Best Literary Work in the short story category from the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile (2020) and the first place prize for her audiovisual work Llekümün (2020) at Ax: Encounters of Indigenous and Afro Descendent Cultures from the National Cultural Heritage Service. She is a member of the Mapuche Rangiñtulewfü Collective and part of the editorial team for Yene, a digital magazine featuring art, writing, and critical thought from across Wallmapu and the Mapuche diaspora. She also co-directs Traytrayko, the Journal of Mapuche Literature.