Mirta Yáñez

Born1947 

Havana 

OccupationLiterary critic, poet, short story writer, novelist 

Mirta Yáñez
Born	1947  Havana
Occupation	Literary critic, poet, short story writer, novelist

Mirta Gloria Yáñez Quiñoa is a Cuban philologist, teacher and writer. She graduated from high school in Raúl Cepero Bonilla Special Pre-university Institute where she was considered a high-performing student. She entered the University of Havana in 1965, graduating five years later. She earned a PhD in philology (1992) at the same university, specializing in Latin American and Cuban literature, as well as in studies on Cuban women's literary discourse. She worked for many years teaching and conducting research at the University of Havana.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}