Carmen Rodríguez was born in Chile and came to Canada following the military coup of 1973. Making her home in Vancouver, Rodríguez works as a writer, educator and journalist. Her publications to date include a collection of poetry, Guerra Prolongada / Protracted War, and a collection of short stories, De cuerpo entero / and a body to remember with, which was nominated for the city of Vancouver Book Award (1998) and received honourable mention in the City of Santiago Literary Awards for the Spanish version (1998). Her work is the subject of numerous critical studies and is used widely in college and university courses related to Latin American and Canadian literatures.