Martha Batiz

Mexican-Canadian writer Martha Bátiz is the author of the short-story collections "A todos los voy a matar", "De tránsito", and "Plaza Requiem: Stories at the Edge of Ordinary Lives" (Exile Editions), and the award-winning novella "Boca de lobo"/ "Damiana's Reprieve" (Exile Editions), the first draft of which she wrote at the Muskoka Novel Marathon in 2003, and has been translated to English and French. Her short-story collection titled "No Stars in the Sky," published by House of Anansi Press, was translated into Turkish. Martha has a PhD from the University of Toronto, has curated several anthologies, and works as a sessional professor teaching Spanish language and literature, translation, and Creative Writing at York University. She teaches Creative Writing in Spanish at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, is an ATA Certified Translator, and was selected among the 10 Most Successful Mexicans in Canada and the Top 10 Most Influential Hispanic-Canadians. Her debut novel "A Daughter's Place", where she writes about the illegitimate daughter, niece, sisters, and wife of legendary Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, was released in 2025 by House of Anansi Press. Its Spanish version, "Las Cervantas", which is Martha's self-translation (or, better said, rewriting), was published by Hachette Livre Mexico in 2026.