About

María de Lourdes Victoria is an award winning bilingual author born in Mexico and residing in Seattle. Her work has been published internationally in English and Spanish. She is the author of the novels: Los hijos del mar (Ediciones B, 2006) Más allá de la justicia (Finalist, International Planeta Book Award, 2010), La Casa de los Secretos (Planeta, Mexico, 2016) La Maletita Azul (Planeta, 2025) and Tiempo de flor y de ceniza (Planeta, 2026). Maria’s short stories have appeared in several literary journals including Querkus Review, RiverSedge, Nimrod, Universidad de Almeria, Seattle Journal for Justice and elsewhere. Follet and McGraw have published her children’s books and poems. Besides writing Maria teaches creative writing in English and Spanish and is a frequent presenter in creative writing conferences. She is the founder of Seattle Escribe, the largest group of writers who write in Spanish in the Pacific Northwest. More information about the author at www.mariadelourdesvictoria.com

Other Works

  • La Maletita Azul

    2025

Awards and Recognition

  • Second Place Best Historical Fiction in Spanish – La casa de los secretos (Planeta, 2017) International Latino Book Awards, LA, 2017 Finalist Best Novel in Spanish – Mas allá de la justicia International Latino Book Awards, NY, 2012 Finalist Best Novel Adventure/Drama – Más allá de la justicia International Latino Book Awards, NY, 2012 Third Place Premio Planeta - Más allá de la justicia International Planeta Book Award, Barcelona, 2010 Finalist Premio Mariposa – Les Dejo el Mar (Ediciones B, 2006) International Latino Book Awards, Washington DC, 2007 Third Place - Latino Book Awards Washington DC, 2007 First place James W. Hall for Fiction Washington State First Place - Pacific Lutheran University, Jimmy Knudsen Award