She was born in Máximo Gómez on December 22, 1910 and died on March, 2001. Poetess, narrator, radio and television script-writer, journalist for many years and war correspondent.

Winner of different national and international literary prizes such as: National Prize of Novel in 1994, conferred by Education Ministry; in 1981, she was honoured with Distiction for National Culture; in 1997, José Martí Infant Literature World Prize and in 1988, Félix Varela Order (1st grade) and National Prize of Literature, just to mention a few.

Her novel Tierra inerme received the highest recognition at II Spanish American Literary Contest at Casa de las Américas. Her novels Tierra Brava and Sol de Batey, among others are well-known at Spanish-speaking countries.

She started as writer for children on the 50s, having theatrical pieces devoted to Pelusín del Monte, puppet that was in adittion protagonist of a TV program. Member jury of National contests such as Edad de Oro, Ismaelillo, Literary Workshops, etc. She was the most translated and published Cuban author for children abroad having also the greatest quantity of titles and copies.

Dora Alonso wrote the first Cuban adventure novel for children. Among her infant works, we can highlight, La flauta de chocolate (The Chocolate Flute), Teatro para niños (Theater for Children), Tres lechuzas en un cuento (Three Owls in a Story) and El cochero azul (The Blue Coachman). Other significative works are El valle de la Pájara Pinta (The Pint Bird Valley) and Once Caballos (Eleven Horses).



Her work is characterized by a skillful and clear handling of emotions having great simplicity on the narrative style. She was a contemporary writer, approaching daily events in which a deeply knowledge of Cuban farmer idiosyncrasy is clearly exposed, her work recreates human values and it`s inpired under a profound love for nature.

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