Judith Ortiz Cofer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Judith Ortiz Cofer

Puerto Rican writer

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1952

Place of Birth: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 30-Dec-2016

Profession: writer, poet, children's writer, novelist, essayist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Judith Ortiz Cofer (February 24, 1952 – December 30, 2016) was a Puerto Rican American author.
Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction.
Ortiz Cofer was the Emeritus Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia, where she taught undergraduate and graduate creative writing workshops for 26 years.
In 2010, Ortiz Cofer was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, and in 2013, she won the University's 2014 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.Ortiz Cofer hailed from a family of story tellers and drew heavily from her personal experiences as a Puerto Rican American woman.
In her work, Ortiz Cofer brings a poetic perspective to the intersection of memory and imagination.
Writing in diverse genres, she investigated women issues, Latino culture, and the American South.
Ortiz Cofer's work weaves together private life and public space through intimate portrayals of family relationships and rich descriptions of place.
Her manuscripts and papers are currently housed at the University of Georgia's Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.