Martha Lorena Botello Moreno

(Born August 10, 1968, Mexico City). Writer and editor. Founded the NOVEMBER 03 EDICIONES imprint in 2025. Holds a degree in Public Accounting from Universidad Iberoamericana (1987–1991), a degree in Hispanic Languages ​​and Literatures from FFyL-UNAM (1997–2001), and a Master’s degree in Mexican Letters from FFyL-UNAM (2013–2015). Began her career at the DESCRITURA creative writing workshop in Pachuca, Hidalgo (1991–1995). Fellowships/Grants: FONCA, Young Creators category essay (1994–1995); Juan José Arreola Writers' Center at Casa Lamm (novella category, 1999); 'Artes por todas Partes' (SCDF, 2006). Honorable Mention at the 1st University Poetry Contest, UAEH (1996). Deputy Director and founding partner of the literary magazine 'Planos en DESCRITURA' (supported by a FONCA grant). Screenwriter for Canal 22 (1999–2007), Canal 11 (2008–2009), and Televisión Educativa (2010). Her poems have appeared in the magazine 'El Universo del Búho'; 'El Búho' (cultural supplement of the Excélsior newspaper); the magazine 'Planos en DESCRITURA'; and the anthology '100 poetas del mundo' (CONACULTA, 2006). In 1997, she published the poetry collection 'En la piel del aire' (Ámbar Ediciones/Ediciones DESCRITURA, Defectos Escogidos collection; 2nd edition in 2025). 'El nombre que me das' is her second published poetry collection and the first released under the NOVEMBER 03 EDICIONES imprint (written in 2017). 'Porque hay amores que matan y otros que regresan' is her first published novel (NOVEMBER 03 EDICIONES, 2025). 'Si la vida fuera justa' was her first novel, written in 1999, though it was not published until December 2025 under the same imprint. Novel 'El mapa de las cosas imposibles' (Sep 2026). Essays: 'Etapas poéticas en la obra de W.B. Yeats' (written in 1996), 'Aproximación a la concepción de lo sagrado en la obra poética de Enriqueta Ochoa' (written in 2015), and 'De la sangre a la sombra. Imagen, revelación y conocimiento en el poema «Ojos que sangran» de Han Kang' (2026). Instagram: martha_lorena_botello_autora; TikTok: Martha Lorena Botello autora.