Ana Veciana-Suarez is a recip­i­ent of a CIN­TAS Fel­low­ship and an Indi­vid­ual Artist Fel­low­ship Award from the State of Flori­da for fic­tion writ­ing. A syn­di­cat­ed colum­nist, her com­men­tary has appeared in O, The Oprah Mag­a­zine; Wom­an’s Day; Read­er’s Digest; and var­i­ous news­pa­pers and web­sites. She lives in Mia­mi, Florida.