Aki Obarrio

Aki Obarrio
I am
I am a writer, an English-Spanish translator, and I support those who are in the process of creating a book, helping their texts shine.
Courses
01. Curso de escritura: Contar Viviendo y Vivir Contando
My books

I translated
The Velveteen Rabbit (Velveteen, el conejito de pana).


I wrote
Ali and Piano Blanco

My short story "En un mar de olivos" was selected and published in the book Memoria de olivo.
My Participations



I collaborated in the editing and proofreading of several books, such as Contalo con cuentos, Contalo con cuentos II, Rufina en la cocina, La bruma que llega, Rutini, salame y queso, among others.
I also assisted in the writing of El mundo de Ramona.



Other Proyects
My love for books made me create El elfo que lee: It is a space where we talk about books (Zoom and Instagram meetings), which is also an online bookstore. (I confess i would like to own a physical bookstore aswell!)
I am the organizer and instructor of a four-week Creative Writing Course.


Continuous training in the field
Since 2011, I have been training myself in formal and informal education related to Literature and Creative Writing:
Create Brilliant Characters (www.faberacademy.co.uk),
Escritura creativa (Fuentetaja, Valencia),
Acompañamiento emocional y literatura infantil (www.vadecuentos.com),
Taller de Cuentos (De las Palabras),
Relatos de viaje (www.desafiosviajeros.com),
Taller de Inicio a la Creación Literaria, Taller de Redacción y Estilo,
Taller de Novela I y II, Taller de Escritura Para Niños, Corrector Profesional, Lector Profesional (todos estos en www.escritores.org).
I hold a Master's degree in Comparative Literature and Cultural Criticism (University of Valencia, Spain), and I am about to finish my degree in Literary and Technical-Scientific Translation in English (ISLV).