Araceli Ardón

Infobox Writer
name = Araceli Ardon

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birthdate = birth date and age|1958|1|21
birthplace = San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
nationality = flagicon|Mexico Mexican
occupation = Writer, Journalist, College Professor
website = http://www.araceliardon.com/

Araceli Ardon (born January 21 1958) is a Mexican writer from Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro.

Biography

Araceli Ardon was born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in 1958, during a local holiday: on January 21, when the birthday of don Ignacio Allende is celebrated. He was a hero of the Independence, in whose honor this colonial city in Central Mexico was renamed. Araceli has lived most of her life in Santiago de Querétaro.She studied Communications at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Querétaro Campus. There, she later taught Latin-American Literature, Spanish and Spanish as a Second Language, to High School and College students, from 1980 to 1999. She lived for two years (1984-1985) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where she attended Latin-American Literature courses with some of the best writers in the Spanish language.Araceli Ardon published the cultural magazine “Ventana de Querétaro” (1986-1989).Since 1986 she has taught courses to many US college students in Mexico.In 1988 she was invited to be a Spanish Instructor at the University of Oregon. Araceli was Director of the [http://www.queretaro-mexico.com.mx/museo-arte/home.html Queretaro Museum of Art] , located in the Old Augustinian Convent in Querétaro, from 1999 to 2006. During those years, she was responsible for 200 temporary art shows and organized hundreds of events. In 2007 she was invited to the Modern Languages Department at Westmont College, in Santa Barbara, California, United States, as a Visiting Scholar and Artist in Residence.

Memberships

*Member of the Board of Directors of "Interamerican University Studies Institute", Eugene, Oregon.
*Founding Member of the " [http://www.cedhqro.org/principal.htm Human Rights Commission of the State of Quéretaro] " Council, where she served for two terms.
*Member of the " Tec Alumni Women Association" in Querétaro.
*Member of the "Querétaro Philharmonic Orchestra Governing Council".
*Member of the " [http://www.ammpe.tw/index.asp World Association of Women Journalists and Writers] " (President of the Querétaro Chapter, 1990-1995).
*Member of "Friends of the Querétaro Museum of Art" (President 1995-1999).
*Member of the Querétaro Branch of the " [http://www.descubrir.com.mx/seminario/scm/index.html Mexican Culture Seminar] " (President 2000-2006).
*Honorary member of " [http://www.sigmadeltapi.org Sigma Delta Pi] ", National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

Awards

*In 1988 she obtained the Rosario Castellanos National Prize
*In 2006, the [http://www.legislaturaqro.gob.mx/ Congress of the State of Querétaro] bestowed her the “Junipero Serra” medal, because of her contribution to the cultural and artistic development of the State of Querétaro.

Published works

Araceli Ardón has published countless journalistic articles and interviews in newspapers and magazines. In 1998, her first novel, "Historias íntimas de la casa de Don Eulogio", was published. It tells of the life and afterlife of Don Eulogio, poet and professor, who returns home several years after his death. The book chronicles the effect this event has on his descendants, in the midst of the twentieth century's changes in traditions and values in this provincial city of splendid mansions and convents that still guard unexpected secrets. "Don Eulogio" was presented at the International Book Fair ( [http://www.fil.com.mx/ FIL] ) in Guadalajara in 1999. The Virtual University of the Monterrey Institute of Technology produced a special program about this book, that was transmitted by satellite television to all Latin-America.In 2001 she wrote the biography "Semblanza" of Querétaro’s Philanthropist Roberto Ruiz Obregón. In 2002, the Electoral Institute of Queretaro published her children’s book "La pandilla de Miguel", in which the democratic values are highlighted, and in 2006 appeared her short stories "El arzobispo del gorro azul", a series of tales about life in the Mexican Bajío during the Twentieth Century. One of these short stories, "No es nada mío", was translated to be included in the compilation "Mexico: a Traveler's Literary Companion", edited by Catherine Mayo and published by Whereabouts Press, in California. This volume includes short stories by some of the best Mexican contemporary writers. Her short story, called in English "It is Nothing of Mine" received very good reviews by the media. The National Public Radio included it, in both languages, in its web page.Araceli Ardon has also edited some volumes about the history and art of her city. As an example, there is her work as compiler of the book "Romance de Piedra y Canto" (1998), about the history of Queretaro’s drinking water and its famed aqueduct. She has also written texts and introductions to art catalogues.

The author’s bibliography

Narrative

*"Historias íntimas de la casa de Don Eulogio" (1998) ISBN 9686771026
*"El arzobispo del gorro azul" (2006) ISBN 968513104X

Children’s Narrative

*"La pandilla de Miguel" (2002)

Biography

*"Semblanza: Roberto Ruiz Obregón" (2001).

External links

* [http://www.vieira.com.mx/araceli.html On Ediciones Vieira]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5317783 C.M. Mayo, Editing a Literary Tour of Mexico : NPR ] at www.npr.org Text in National Public Radio
* [http://iusi.org/ourgoals/aboutiusi.html Interamerican University Studies Institute ] at iusi.org IUSI
* [http://www.legislaturaqro.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=280&Itemid=10192 LV Legislatura Querétaro - Al recibir la Medalla de Honor Fray Junípero Serra, la Lic. Araceli Ardón Martínez. ] at www.legislaturaqro.gob.mx Junípero Serra Medal – Querétaro State Congress