José Luis Mejía

Jose Luis Mejia Huaman (born 1969) is a Peruvian writer. He was born in Lima, Peru in 1969 and currently lives in Singapore, teaching Spanish to students at the Singapore American School.

Contents

• Don hilario y jos luis mej a llevando el campo a la ciudad
• Presentaci n de cu date claudia cuando est s conmigo de jos luis mej a
• Books for children and adolescents
• Poetry books
• References

He received a Bachelor's degree in Law and Political sciences from the National University of San Marcos, and he concluded his doctorate studies at the same university. He also studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, where he received a Bachelor's degree of Education.

Since 1993 his poetry has been published in many newspapers and specialized magazines in countries such as, Peru, Chile, USA, Argentina, Spain, México, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico and France. As well as having edited several Spanish American anthologies, he has also published several books.

Books for children and adolescents

Cuídate, Claudia, cuando estés conmigo [Be careful, Claudia, when you meet me] (Lima, Alfaguara-Grupo Santillana, red series, 2007; 225 pages. ISBN 978-603-4016-06-4)

Se nos perdió el alfabeto [We lost the alphabet] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2007; 49 pages. ISBN 978-603-4016-02-6)

Cartas a María Elena [Letters to Maria Elena] (Lima, Alfaguara-Grupo Santillana, red series, 2006; 183 pages. ISBN 9972-232-31-X)

Un tal Pedro [A certain Pedro] (Bogotá, Norma editorial, “Torre de papel” Collection, yellow series, illustrations by Carmen Garcia, 2006; 80 pages. ISBN 9972-214-66-4)

Números –para empezar a contar– [Numbers. To start counting] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2005; 38 pages., first re-printing, 2008, ISBN 9972-847-76-4)

La granja de don Hilario [Don Hilario’s farm] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, illustrations by Ximena Castro, 2004; 48 pages., first re-printing, 2005; second re-printing, 2006; third re-printing, 2007; ISBN 9972-847-50-0)

¿Hay alguien allí? [Is someone there?] (Lima, Santillana Group, cuenta cosas series, 2010; 276 pages. ISBN 978-612-4039-80-5)

Poetry books

Sólo Sonetos Solos [Only Sonnets on their Own] (Santiago, Fuego de la Poesía Group, 2004; 144pp.)

Tal vez una primavera [Perhaps a spring] (Lima, Poetas en Busca de editor editions, 2002; 104 pages. Legal Deposit National Library of Peru Catalogue# 1501162002-5872)

Para Atrapar Una Luciérnaga Amarilla [To Catch a Yellow Firefly] (Lima, Poetas En Busca de Editor editions, 1998; 87 pages. OCLC 468280110).