Cleyvis Natera

Cleyvis Natera
Born
Dominican Republic
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
OccupationsNovelist, educator
Websitecleyvisnatera.com

Cleyvis Natera is a Dominican-American novelist and educator.[1] She teaches at Barnard College and Montclair State University, and The New School.[2][3][4]

Life

Cleyvis Natera was born in the Dominican Republic. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and grew up in New York City.[5][6][7]

Natera graduated from Skidmore College (BA) and New York University (MFA).[8]

She lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and two children.[5]

Career

Natera's work has appeared in The Rumpus, The New York Times, and The Kenyon Review.[9][10][11] She is an adjunct professor at Barnard College,[2] an assistant professor at Montclair State University,[3] a part-time lecturer at The New School,[4] and a lecturer at St. Joseph's University.[12]

Her published novels include Neruda on the Park (2022) and The Grand Paloma Resort (2025).[13][14]

She was a PEN America Writing for Justice Fellow in 2019,[15][7] a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fiction Fellow in 2020,[16] and a Bread Loaf Writers' Conference Toni Morrison Fiction Fellow in 2024.[4] She is a Fulbright Specialist until April 2027.[4]

Publications

  • Neruda on the Park. New York: Ballantine Books. 2022. ISBN 978-0-593-35848-1.[13][17]
  • The Grand Paloma Resort. New York: Ballantine Books. 2025. ISBN 978-0-593-87328-1.[14][18][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Kanellos, Nicolás (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-313-08700-4.
  2. 1 2 "Cleyvis Natera". Barnard College. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  3. 1 2 "Cleyvis Natera". Montclair State University. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Cleyvis Natera". The New School. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  5. 1 2 "Montclair library to host 2 acclaimed local novelists". The Montclair Times. November 6, 2025. pp. A4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  7. 1 2 "The PEN Ten: An Interview with Cleyvis Natera". PEN America. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  8. ↑ Williamson, Paula (November 23, 2023). "Betting on Your Authentic Self: a Conversation with Cleyvis Natera". Lunch Ticket. Retrieved 2026-02-11. ...studied literature and creative writing at Skidmore College and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from New York University.
  9. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera, Author at The Rumpus". The Rumpus. 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  10. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  11. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera | Kenyon Review Author". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  12. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera". St. Joseph's University, New York. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  13. 1 2 Alvar, Mia (May 21, 2022). "'Washed Out, White Out': A Gentrification Story (Published 2022)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  14. 1 2 Egan, Elisabeth (August 12, 2025). "This Ritzy-Hotel Thriller Focuses Less on the Tourists Than on the Staff". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  15. ↑ "The PEN Ten: An Interview with the 2019 Writing for Justice Fellows". PEN America. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  16. ↑ "Cleyvis Natera". Sunday Salon. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  17. ↑ "Neruda On The Park". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 2022.
  18. ↑ Sugiuchi, Deirdre (August 12, 2025). "In Cleyvis Natera's New Novel, a Luxury Resort Is a Microcosm of Capitalist Society". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  19. ↑ López, Annell (August 10, 2025). "Review: Running to and from 'The Grand Paloma Resort'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ Sposato, Cat (September 18, 2025). "Cleyvis Natera's 'The Grand Paloma Resort' Questions the Cost of Success". LatinaMedia.Co. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
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