Dahlia De La Cerda

Dahlia de la Cerda (born 1985) is a Mexican writer and activist. In 2025, her book, Reservoir Bitches, was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.

Biography

De la Cerda was born and lives in the city of Aguascalientes. She has Neurofibromatosis type I and severe scoliosis, and additionally was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. She studied philosophy in university and worked in a call center. She began to write about violence against women after her family suffered a feminicide.

She is a founder of the organization Morras Help Morras, which helps women seeking abortion in Mexico.

Works

Perras de reserva (Reservoir Bitches)

Desde los zulos (From the Hiding Places), 2023

Medea me cantó un corrido (Medea sang me a corrido), 2024

Awards and honors

Finalist of the 2024 Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero for Medea me ayudó a abortar (Medea helped me abort)

Longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize for Reservoir Bitches, translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches.