irma m olmedo

BIOGRAPHY

Irma M. Olmedo is professor emerita from the University of Illinois-Chicago, pursuing a second career as a fiction writer. She has published extensively on bilingualism, education, and immigration in academic research journals and book chapters, and is now using her research background and lived experience to write short stories focused on the Puerto Rican migration and diaspora. The themes of her fiction include issues of memory, childhood adventures, migration, and cultural conflict and change. She currently has a collection of short stories published as a book entitled, Tales from the Barrio and Beyond, (Floricanto Press, 2020) where characters from her childhood come alive to entertain, humor, or engage her readers in reflection about their own memories and experiences.

Contact: iolmedo@uic.edu; olmedoirma@gmail.com

Professional Experiences

Curriculum Vitae

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AL5WwZHq9o364rrnEow4DF1gMzo1Nyqp5MaaIqE6mws/

Tales from the Barrio and Beyond, Floricanto Press, 2020 book

Short story: Cristina and Carlos

Video: https://youtu.be/F-HmukCyp-8?t=40m1s

Second place in the Story Slam Competition sponsored by Catalyst Magazine, Chicago, June 2015.

Short Story: Amigos

http://boryanabooks.com/?p=4210

Short Story: Are You Afraid of El Cuco or Silvano?

http://larespuestamedia.com/cuco-or-silvano/