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Richie Narvaez

Richie Narvaez (born 1965) is an American author and professor. In 2020, he won an Agatha Award and an Anthony Award for his novel Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco. His work focuses on the Puerto Rican and Nuyorican experience.

Richie Narvaez
Born1965 (age 60–61)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, US
OccupationsWriter, professor
Awards

Early life and education

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Narvaez's parents came to New York from Puerto Rico, and he was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[1] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School.[2] After graduating from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a master's degree, he worked as a journalist for magazines such as Cable Guide and TV Guide.[3] He currently teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City[4] and at Sarah Lawrence College.[5]

Career

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Narvaez writes in multiple genres about Puerto Rico, urban culture, and social issues.[6][7] He has a "penchant for placing complex and intriguing Latinx characters at the center of his work."[8] His short stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine,[9] Mississippi Review, Storyglossia,[10] and Long Island Noir.[11]

His first book, Roachkiller and Other Stories, a collection of short stories, was listed by Book Riot as one of the 100 Must-Read Works of Noir.[12]

Narvaez's first novel Hipster Death Rattle explores gentrification and displacement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[13][14] The book was optioned for CBS TV Studios as a possible TV series for the CW.[15][16]

His second novel, Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco, a young adult murder mystery, received positive reviews.[17][18] The book received an Agatha Award for Best Children's/YA Book and an Anthony Award for Best Juvenile/Young Adult.[19][20]

In 2020, Narvaez published another collection of short stories, Noiryorican. The title is a portmanteau of "noir" and "Nuyorican." The book was nominated for an Anthony Award for Best Anthology.[21]

Narvaez's speculative fiction short story "Room for Rent", from the anthology Latinx Rising: An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, "artfully extrapolates out from past Puerto Rican migration into the future through an allegory involving migrant worker space aliens."[22] In September 2020, LeVar Burton read the story on his podcast LeVar Burton Reads.[23]

In 2022, he joined the advisory board of Cambridge University Press's Cambridge Elements in Crime Narratives, which publishes research from scholars and practitioners of crime writing.[24]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Hipster Death Rattle (2019)
  • Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco (2020)

Short fiction

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Collections
  • Roachkiller and Other Stories (2012)
  • Noiryorican (2020)

Awards and honors

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  • 2013 Spinetingler Award for Best Anthology/Short Story Collection for Roachkiller and Other Stories[25]
  • 2015 Punchnel's Hybrid Flash Fiction Contest: "How to Write Flash Fiction"[26]
  • 2018 Named Artist in Residence at the Morris Park Library[27]
  • 2019 Best of 2019 Suspense Thriller by Suspense Magazine for Hipster Death Rattle[28]
  • 2020 Agatha Award for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco[29]
  • 2020 Anthony Award for Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco[30]
  • 2021 Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) Award, from the Bronx Council on the Arts[31]
  • 2022 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching[32]
  • 2024 Letras Boricuas Fellowship, from the Flamboyan Foundation[33]

References

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  1. ↑ Rodriguez, Ivelisse. "The Rat-Tat-Tat of the J and M Train: An Interview with Richie Narvaez". Centro. Center for Puerto Rican Studies. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Narvaez, Richie (September 2021). "The Mysteries of Creative Writing". English Journal. 111 (1): 98–100. doi:10.58680/ej202131405. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ↑ slade, mark (April 7, 2013). "DARK DREAMS RICHIE NARVAEZ "OLD PENDEJO" (made with Spreaker)". YouTube. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "FIT Authors". Fashion Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Richie Narvaez (MFA Writing Program) | Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College". Graduate Program MFA Writing Program. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Latinx Horror: Interview with Richie Narvaez". Horror Writers Association. October 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Galán, Jessica (June 10, 2021). "Adding an Accent to the Noir: Jessica Galán Interviews Richie Narvaez". Latino Stories. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Rivera, Adrian Erin (April 2, 2021). "Richie Narvaez's Noiryorican: A Criminal Short Fiction Collection". LibroMobile. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Narvaez, Richie (October 23, 2019). "My Father Made Me a Crime Writer!". Something Is Going to Happen. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Helper - by R. Narvaez". www.storyglossia.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kindall, James (March 29, 2012). "A Preview of 'Long Island Noir,' Edited by Kaylie Jones". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ Barranti Klein, Annika (November 9, 2016). "100 Must-Read Works of Noir". Book Riot. Riot New Media Group. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hipster Death Rattle by Richie Narvaez". Down & Out Books. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  14. ↑ Kolakowski, Nick (March 2020). ""The Liar's Room" and "Hipster Death Rattle": The Thrill of Familiarity". Mystery Tribune (March 2020). Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 20, 2020). "Wilmer Valderrama Re-Ups First-Look Deal With CBS TV Studios". Deadline. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (December 7, 2021). "'Hipster Death Rattle' Drama Series From Rafael Agustín, Marvin Lemus, & Wilmer Valderrama In Development At The CW". Deadline. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  17. ↑ "A fun murder mystery with a side of disco fever". Kirkus Reviews (April 15, 2020). March 29, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco". The School Library Journal (March 2020). March 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  19. ↑ "2021 AGATHA AWARD WINNERS: More Than Malice!". Mystery Fanfare. July 17, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ Schaub, Michael (August 25, 2021). "Winners of the Anthony Awards Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Bouchercon 2021 Anthony Award Nominations". Bouchercon 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  22. ↑ Goodwin, Matthew David (2024). The Routledge Companion to Migration Literature (1st ed.). New York: Routledge. pp. 292–299. ISBN 978-1032191690. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  23. ↑ "LeVar Burton Reads". Omny Studio. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Cambridge Elements". Elements in Crime Narratives. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  25. ↑ Lindenmuth, Brian. "2013 Spinetingler Award Best Anthology/Short Story Collection – Winner". Spinetingler. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  26. ↑ "We Have Winners". Punchnel's. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  27. ↑ Rocchio, Patrick (February 3, 2019). "Pelham Bay Writer's First Novel Addresses Gentrification". Bronx Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Suspense Magazine". .087 (Winter 2019). Winter 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  29. ↑ "The 2020 Agatha Award Nominees and Winners". Malice Domestic. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  30. ↑ "2021 Anthony Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  31. ↑ "2021 BRIO Awardees". Bronx Council on the Arts. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  32. ↑ "Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching". State University of New York. SUNY. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  33. ↑ Ramos Meléndez, Rosiris. "Mellon and Flamboyan Foundations Announce 2024 Letras Boricuas Fellows Following Three-Year Extension of the Program". Flamboyan Foundation. Flamboyan Foundation. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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