Luci Collin (Lavalle), born in Curitiba, Paraná, in 1964. B.A. in Piano-Performance (1985) and in Classical Percussion (1990), also graduated in Languages and Literature (1989). In 1987 studied at Wright State University, Ohio, USA. MD in Literature with the dissertation "The Quest Motif in Snyder's The Back Country" (1994) on the contemporary American poet Gary Snyder. President of the Cooperative of Arts - PR (1984-85). From 1985 to 1993 worked as music teacher and played in several concerts as a soloist or as a member of orchestras. Also worked as a translator (1987-96). Since 1998 is a member of the Editorship State Council. Presently writes a doctoral thesis about the multidiscoursive composition of Gertrude Stein and works as a professor of Literatures in English at the Federal University of Paraná. Luci Collin is the writer who represents Brazil in the Literary Project of the EXPO 2000 in Hannover, Germany.

1. INDIVIDUAL BOOKS:
1.01 - Estarrecer . Curitiba: Astarte, 1984, poesia
1.02 - Espelhar. Ed. SEEC/PR, série "Textos Agora", 1991, poesia.
1.03 - Esvazio. Curitiba: Ipê Amarelo, 1991, poesia.
1.04 - Ondas e Azuis. Edição da autora, 1992, poesia.
1.05 - Poesia Reunida. Porto Alegre: Ed. Alcance, 1996, poesia.
1.06 - Todo Implícito. Porto Alegre: Ed. Alcance, 1997, poesia.
1.07 - Lição Invisível. Curitiba: SEEC, 1997, contos.
1.08 - Preciso Impreciso. São Paulo: Ciência do Acidente, 2001, contos.

2. ANTHOLOGIES:
2.01 - Coletânea Poética CAHS, Ed. Ghignone, 1987.
2.02 - Via Verso Edição 1995 - Prefeitura Municipal de Ourinhos, São Paulo, 1995.
2.03 - Shadows and Light - Owings Mills, US: Watermark, 1996.
2.04 - The Glow Within - Owings Mills, US: Watermark, 1997.
2.05 - Poetic Voices of America - Sistersville, US: Sparrowgrass, 1998
2.06 - Coletânea Escrevendo Mulheres - São Paulo: Casa do Novo Autor , 1998.
2.07 - A Time to be Free - Harlingen, Texas: Quill Books, 1999.
2.08 - Antologia do Concurso de Conto Machado de Assis. Campinas: Komedi, 2001.
2.09 - Coletânea do 1º Concurso Literário da Associação Literária Mário Quintana. RD: Coli, 2001.
2.10 - Cadernos de Poesia OFICINA 29, RJ: Oficina, 2001.

3. DRAMA: (ALREADY PERFORMED TEXTS):
3.01 - "Schumann Traduzido", 1984.
3.02 - "O Compositor En/cena", 1984.
3.03 - "Ser Erudito Popular", 1984.
3.04 - "Quando não atravessei ainda", 1985.
3.05 - " Chopin: cromatismos", 1997.
3.06 - Dialogismos, 2000.

4. UNRELEASED BOOKS:
4.01- Sismos - poesia
4.02 Nostálgica Salvaguarda , contos

5. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
5.01 - 1º lugar no Concurso Literário Bertold Brecht - Governo do Estado do Paraná, 1987.
5.02 - 3º lugar no Concurso Nacional de Contos - SEEC/PR, 1991.
5.03 -"Prêmio Paraná" - XIV Concurso Nacional de Contos, SEEC/PR, 1992.
5.04 - "Láurea Newton Sampaio" - Concurso Nacional de Contos, SEEC/PR, 1994.
5.05 - Third Prize Award - North American Open Poetry Contest, Maryland, US., 1995.
5.06 - Finalista no "Fall Iliad Literary Awards", Michigan, USA, 1996.
5.07 - Editor's Choice Award - The National Library of Poetry, Maryland, US, 1997.
5.08 - Distinguished Membership - International Society of Poets, Owings Mill, US, 2000



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