María Fernanda Barinas Ortiz

Bachelor in Literary Studies from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. I have extensive skills in analysis, editing and proofreading, content creation and research. Additionally, I have carried out creative writing projects in the short story and novel genres. My areas of interest are cultural management, social media and arts. 

Proofreader and writer 

I have worked as a proofreader and freelance writer, doing  work on demand usually related to academic texts and film scripts.

Associate writer

I worked as an associate writer for the LatinAmerican Post portal writing articles for the economics section.

Critical Reading teacher

I worked as a teacher of critical reading in public schools under the agreement between the Santo Tomás University and the Ministry of National Education of Colombia. The agreement aimed to prepare the final grade students for the National Test “Saber 11”.

JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITÄT, present day

Master in Moving Cultures - Transcultural Encounters

I am currently studying a master's degree focused on current transcultural phenomena such as migration, translation and transmedia relations.

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, Bogotá, 2020

Bachelor in Literary Studies 

I carried out my bachelor studies in Literary Studies, focusing on the areas of literary critique and creative writing.

UNIWERSYTET WARZAWSKI, Winter Semester 2018/19

Academic exchange

I did an academic exchange at the University of Warsaw, Poland, thanks to the international agreements of the National University of Colombia. There I focused on North American literature, media discourse, and the transmedia relationship between literature and music.