Hugo Correa

Correa has the distinction of being one of the first Latin American science fiction writers to be published in the United States.

His story “The Last Element” was published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1962 after receiving the support of Ray Bradbury.

[1] After the late 1980s he became less productive as writer, but remained active collaborator of the Chilean sf community, participating in round tables, giving interviews, attending book launches and judging at writing competitions[2] until his death in 2008.

His works are mostly about science fiction, finding text about extraterrestrials, flying vehicles, UFOs, unknown worlds, space exploration, authoritarianism and futuristic technology advanced at his times.

In Chile, the general culture never recognized his work despite being the only Latin American writer cited at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction”.