Margarita García Robayo, born in Colombia in 1980, is the author of three novels, a book of autobiographical essays, and several collections of short stories, including Worse Things, which was awarded the prestigious Casa de las Américas Prize in 2014. Her work has appeared in several anthologies, including Región: cuento político latinoamericano (Political Latin American Short Stories, 2011) and Childless Parents (2014). Her books have been translated into French, Portuguese, Italian, Hebrew, and Chinese. Holiday Heart will be her second book to appear in English, after Fish Soup.