Maria Cristina Azcona

Azconacristina@hotmail.com

Maria Cristina Azcona is an Educational Psychologist, poetess, novelist and peace researcher. Her articles, reviews, poems and short stories are continuously published in many newspapers, magazines and anthologies around Argentina, UK, India, US, and other countries. Since 1980, she works as a psychotherapist specialized in Forensic Psycho diagnosis, listed by the American Biographical Institute (ABI) in their international directory “Experts & Expertise” US. Nominated to “Woman of the year”  and ”Symbol of Peace”  many times by ABI.IFLAC Argentina Director, Bilingual MCA founder director. She was born in Buenos Aires City, Argentina, where she lives joined to her family. Maria Cristina Azcona has authored six books: all illustrated by herself

“Dos Talles Menos de Cerebro”, poetry (1999)

 “Mundo Postmoderno” (2000), poetry

 “La Voz del Ángel” (2002), short novel

 “Estar de Novios Hoy”, (2003), co authored with Ernesto Castellano.

 “Window to Heaven” a poetry collection published by Cyberwit.net in 2006,first book by Argentinean author published  in India.

“A Guide to Find Peace”, January  2008 , also published by Cyberwit, India, philosophical essay, bilingual prose, bilingual poetry and reviews.

In 2005, she has been nominated as an honorary academician member of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Global Core Team, and Educational team Columbia University, New York, US.  Academician member at Global Harmony Academy, Russia, and Univeresidad Austral, Argentina.Universal Peace Ambassador, Switzerland. As a Peace researcher writer her articles and poems about Peace can be read at the EOLSS Encyclopedia, edited jointly by UNESCO-EOLSS Joint Committee, UK.  In the United States of America, her bilingual poems and articles can be read at printed publications like Spirit Magazine, EAP Bulletin, Poesia and Poesia News, Latino Today, Meeting of the Minds Journal and Poetry Magazine. (US). Recently Grafemas, the online journal of the International Association of Latin-American Feminine Literature and hosted by The University of Texas- Department of Modern Languages, has started to publish her Spanish contents.-

.Some of the best Indian poets have asked Azcona to write the foreword to their poetry books.

Awards: in Argentina

“The Golden Apple of Lights Award” from Cultural Media Net Buenos Aires..-

 “Peace of the World “by Writers & Poets Circle, Rosario,Argentina

Awards in India: Azsacra poetry award 2008 for her contribution to Taj Mahal Review

International Award:  IFLAC merit award 2007 as best IFLAC volunteer director during that year.

Awards in USA

 First runner up - Biffs Boards ´s literary contest 2002(Cold Glass Magazine) and finalist several times in International Poetry Championship by Poetry.com

Also selected Woman of the year and Symbol of Peace by American Biographical Institute, USA

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