Born in Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida, tatiana de la tierra was a bilingual and bicultural writer, exploring issues of Latina identity, sexuality, and social activism. She received her Master’s degree of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master of Library Science from University at Buffalo. As an editor and contributor, tatiana de la tierra founded the Latina lesbian publications Esto no Tiene Nombre, Conmoción and La telaraña. In 2012, she passed away in Long Beach, California.
Books:
Para Las Duras: Una Fenomenologia Lesbiana / For the Hard Ones: A Lesbian Phenomenology. San Diego: Calaca, 2002.
PiÌntame Una Mujer Peligrosa. Buffalo, NY: Chibcha, 2005.
Porcupine Love and Other Tales from My Papaya. Buffalo (266 Elmwood Ave. #104, Buffalo 14222): Chibcha, 2005.
Biop-see. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
Desire and the Doll. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005
Dreaming of You. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
Girls Gotta Be Girls. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005. Print.
It Is Another Wonderful Day. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
This Is About Pleasure. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
The Uncollected Fiction of Tatiana De La Tierra. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
The Uncollected Poems of Tatiana De La Tierra. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2005.
Tierra, Tatiana De La, and Anna Cooke. XiÌa Y Las Mil Sirenas. Guadalajara, Jalisco, MeÌxico: Editorial Patlatonalli, 2009.
Anthologies/Encyclopedias/Journals:
"Activist Latina Lesbian Publishing: Esto No Tiene Nombre and Conmoción." Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 27.1 (2002): 139-78.
"Aliens and Others in Search of the Tribe in Academe." This Bridge We Call Home Radical Visions for Transformation. Ed. Gloria Anzaldua and AnaLouise Keating. New York: Routledge, 2002.
"Compañeras : Latina Lesbians : An Anthology." CompanÌeras: Latina Lesbians: An Anthology. By Juanita Ramos. New York: Routledge, 1994.
“Dancing with Daisy.” Gynomite: Fearless Feminist Porn. Ed. Liz Belile. New Orleans: New Mouth from the Dirty South, 2000. 30-35.
"The Fire in My Heart." This Bridge We Call Home Radical Visions for Transformation. Ed. Gloria AnzalduÌa and AnaLouise Keating. Florence: Taylor and Francis, 2013.
"In Gay Code: Everything We Should Know." School Library Journal 48.4 (2002): S51.
"Jaime Manrique (1949)." LGBTQ America Today: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John C. Hawley and Emmanuel S. Nelson. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2009. 716.
“Latin American Lesbian-Feminists Together in Mexico.” Visibilities Sep./Oct. 1988: 8-11.
"Latina Lesbian Literature." Encyclopedia of Hispanic-American Literature. Ed. Luz Elena. Ramirez. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2008. 192-94.
“A Lesbian Journey Through the Fog.” Viva Arts Quarterly 1995: 15-16.
"Neurotic Love Letters." Journal of Lesbian Studies 8.3 (2004): 93-96.
"Queer books bloom in Spain." Curve, June 2004, p. 52+. Academic OneFile.
"Rebirthing." Journal of Internal Medicine 13.9 (1998): 650-53.SpringerLink.
Articles/Essays
"Argentina: Lesbian Visibility." Ms Magazine, vol. 1, no. 6, 05 1991, pp. 16. GenderWatch.
"Barriers to Selecting Materials about Sexual and Gender Diversity."Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access. Jefferson, NC: McFarland &,, 2011.
“Coming Out and Creating Queer Awareness in the Classroom: An Approach from the U.S.-Mexican Border." Lesbian and Gay Studies and the Teaching of English: Positions, Pedagogies, and Cultural Politics. Ed. William J. Spurlin. Urbana: National Council of Teachers of English, 2000. 163.
"Jail Time for Beginners." Latino Heretics. Ed. Tony Diaz. Normal, IL: Published by Fiction Collective Two, 1999. 67.
"A Latina Lesbian Activists's Survival Guide, O Mejor Dicho, Activism De-mystified, De-glorified & De-graded." Latino Heretics. Ed. Tony Diaz. Normal, IL: Published by Fiction Collective Two, 1999. 64-67.
“Prisoner of Hope: Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal.” El Andar 12.1 Spring 2001: 50-53.
"Silencing Our Lady : La Respuesta De Alma." I Am AztlaÌn: The Personal Essay in Chicano Studies. Ed. Chon A. Noriega and Wendy Laura. Belcher. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 2008.
“Swine-juvenile Literature? : Good Cataloging vs. Good Public Service." Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front. By K. R. Roberto and Sanford Berman. Jefferson (North Carolina): McFarland, 2008.
“Juego.” The Second Coming. Ed. Pat Califia and Robin Sweeney. Los Angeles: Alyson, 1996. 224.
Book Reviews
"Candelaria." Library Journal 126.13 (2001): S33.
"The Friends I Lost." Library Journal 126.10 (2001): S25.
"Garbageland." Library Journal 126.13 (2001): S28.
"I Sex, You Sex, We ...: A Guide to Fully Living Your Sexuality." Library Journal 126.10 (2001): S40.
"Of All Things Visible and Invisible." School Library Journal 48.4 (2002): S34.
"Season of Hell." School Library Journal 48.4 (2002): S48.
"Sun of My Fancy: Poetic Anthology of Gay Eroticism." School Library Journal 48.4 (2002): S48.
"Queen of America." School Library Journal 48.8 (2002): S33.
"Woman as Word." The Lesbian Review of Books I.4 (1995): 12. ProQuest. Web. 4 Mar. 2017.
Archives:
tatiana de la tierra's writing, #7710. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
tatiana de la tierra Latina lesbian magazine collection, CEMA 167. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Tatiana de la Tierra Papers, 124, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Interviews:
Castro, Nivea. "Tatiana De La Tierra: The ¿Cuándo Supiste? Interview, 9 July 2012." Sinister Wisdom 97 (2015): 175-96.
Compiled by Sara Gregory (March 2017).