Maria Hesse

María Hesse is an illustrator and graphic designer. She is the author of Olé Sevilla, and her work has also appeared in an illustrated Spanish edition of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Achy Obejas edited and translated the anthology Havana Noir and has since translated Junot Díaz, Rita Indiana, Wendy Guerra, and many others. She currently serves as the director of the MFA in Translation Program at Mills College.