Uriel Quesada was born in San Jose, Costa Rica, in 1962. 

He has published thirteen books of fiction and non-fiction including the following: El atardecer de los niños (short stories, 1990; Editorial Costa Rica Award 1988 y Costa Rica’s National Book Award, 1990), Lejos, tan lejos (short stories, Áncora Award in Literature, 2005), El gato de sí mismo (novel, Costa Rica’s National Book Award, 2005), Queer Brown Voices. Fourteen Personal Narratives of Latina/o Activism (personal narratives, Ruth Benedict Award, 2016) and La invención y el olvido (short stories, Costa Rica’s National Book Award, 2018). Articles and short stories have appear in magazines and edited volumes published in Costa Rica, Mexico, the United States, Chile, Spain, and Germany.

Uriel Quesada has a Master’s in Latin American Literature from New Mexico State University and a PhD from Tulane University.