Jorge Luján
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Jorge Luján was born in Córdoba, Argentina
and lives in Mexico City
where he writes, sings and runs workshops on creative writing
. He has published poetry and children's literature (illustrated by European and American artists), as well as a short story
and a book that teaches a method of writing based on images. He teaches a Masters course in Creative Writing at Casa Lamm and also appears on stage with his shows for children and as a member of the Baúl de la Luna theater group. He has given courses and readings in various institutions such as Columbia University
and George Washington University.
Jorge Luján is a graduate of Architecture from the University of Córdoba, Argentina. He won the Fullbright scholarship and studied at Antioch College
, Ohio. He also worked briefly at the architects firm Harrison & Abramovitz
in New York. He took two years of Musical Composition
at the University of Córdoba and then two years of Film Studies
, but was interrupted by the military coup
of 1976. He immigrated to Mexico where he graduated in Hispanic Studies at the UNAM.
He was the recipient of the Poetry for Children Prize in 1995, awarded by ALIJA (Asociación de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil Argentina) and received two prizes for the Best Children's Show of the Year by UCCTM (Unión de Críticos y Cronistas de México) and the Premio Virginia Fábregas.
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
and lives in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
where he writes, sings and runs workshops on creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
. He has published poetry and children's literature (illustrated by European and American artists), as well as a short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
and a book that teaches a method of writing based on images. He teaches a Masters course in Creative Writing at Casa Lamm and also appears on stage with his shows for children and as a member of the Baúl de la Luna theater group. He has given courses and readings in various institutions such as Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and George Washington University.
Jorge Luján is a graduate of Architecture from the University of Córdoba, Argentina. He won the Fullbright scholarship and studied at Antioch College
Antioch College
Antioch College is a private, independent liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was the founder and the flagship institution of the six-campus Antioch University system. Founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1853 with politician and...
, Ohio. He also worked briefly at the architects firm Harrison & Abramovitz
Harrison & Abramovitz
Harrison & Abramovitz was an American architectural firm based in New York and active from 1941 through 1976, a partnership of Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz....
in New York. He took two years of Musical Composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
at the University of Córdoba and then two years of Film Studies
Film theory
Film theory is an academic discipline that aims to explore the essence of the cinema and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding film's relationship to reality, the other arts, individual viewers, and society at large...
, but was interrupted by the military coup
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
of 1976. He immigrated to Mexico where he graduated in Hispanic Studies at the UNAM.
He was the recipient of the Poetry for Children Prize in 1995, awarded by ALIJA (Asociación de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil Argentina) and received two prizes for the Best Children's Show of the Year by UCCTM (Unión de Críticos y Cronistas de México) and the Premio Virginia Fábregas.