WHO IS GUSTAVO SIERRA FERNÁNDEZ

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Orthotypographical and stylistic proofreader since 2019, providing corrections for individuals, publishing houses, and literary magazines. I hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy, with extensive cultural knowledge and experience in proofreading all types of texts (literary, scientific, technical, etc.).

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EXPERIENCE AS A PROOFREADER
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I began to professionalize myself in text proofreading in 2019, collaborating with the publishing houses Libros Indie and Con M de Mujer, as well as with private clients.

EXPERIENCE AS AN AUTHOR
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Publication of three novels and participation with a chapter in a collective work. Author of articles for Tártarus; Laocoonte; Diario Folk, and Nueva Tribuna, as well as my doctoral thesis and articles on my own blog.

EXPERIENCE AS A DOCUMENT CLASSIFIER
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Thematic and chronological classification of documents for the book “GÓMEZ, ANTONIO: Tantas vidas, tantas luchas (Club de Amigos de la Unesco de Madrid, 1961-2011)”. Madrid, CAUM, 2012.

Some of my work as a proofreader

  1. Diario de una perra en Argentina (Libros Indie, 2019);
  2. Un currículum perfecto (Libros Indie, 2020);
  3. Crónica de la era del rock & roll (Libros Indie, 2020);
  4. Revista literaria Libros Libres: números 7 y 8;
  5. Infiernos domésticos (Libros Indie, 2020);
  6. The bed (La cama) (Libros Indie, 2020);
  7. Repóker de ases (Libros Indie, 2020);
  8. Arturo (Libros Indie, 2020);
  9. Inter mundos (Libros Indie, 2020);
  10. Andares (Libros Indie, 2020);
  11. Rut (Libros Indie, 2020);
  12. El ángel al que vi llorar (Libros Indie, 2020);
  13. Secuencias (Libros Indie, 2020);
  14. Janus en el bosque (Libros Indie, 2020);
  15. Resiliencia: los Legítimos herederos. P. II: Redención (Libros Indie, 2020);
  16. Obsesión (Libros Indie, 2021);
  17. El icosaedro (Libros Indie, 2021);
  18. Edimburgo de los siete mares (Libros Indie, 2021);
  19. Océanos de sal (Libros Indie, 2021);
  20. Gigantes con pies de barrio (Libros Indie, 2021);
  21. Curiosidades astronómicas (Libros Indie, 2021);
  22. English coffee (Con M de Mujer, 2021);
  23. Piedra, papel y Zobeira (Libros Indie, 2021);
  24. Jugar al palacio de Rosa (Libros Indie, 2021);
  25. Extraño stock (Libros Indie, 2021);
  26. Giacomo & Ludovica (Libros Indie, 2021); 

Projects in editorial media, communication, and press

  • Regular Collaborations: Quarterly contribution on orthotypographical and stylistic correction in the digital magazine Tártarus.
  • Press and Cultural Events: Member of the press team at the recital “Here are the singer-songwriters: 50 years creating Culture of Resistance”.
  • Book Presentations and Broadcasting: Host and interviewer at book launch events and broadcaster at the community radio station Asociación GetafeVoz, interviewing cultural personalities.
  • Editorial Projects: Document classification for the book on CAUM, “Antonio Gómez, Tantas vidas, tantas luchas”.
  • Blog: Since 2006, author of the culture and music blog La Zamarra de Gustavo.

Experience in novels, publications, and presentations (descending chronological order)

  • “Redención (Nuestro último baile)”, Libros Indie, 2021.
  • “Estética de la Resistencia: Canción del Pueblo y los sucesos del 68”, in R. Gutiérrez, A. Mosquera (editors): Devenires de un acontecimiento: Mayo del 68 cincuenta años después (Cenaltes, 2020).
  • “El Mesías” (short story), in Libros Libres (Year 2, No. 7: “Classic Monsters”, Fourth quarter of 2019).
  • “Billy (‘something is something’)”, Libros Indie, 2019.
  • “Why You and Your Children Should Watch Steven Universe”, in Nueva Tribuna, January 31, 2019.
  • “How to Survive (Watching) The Purge”, in Nueva Tribuna, August 3, 2018.
  • Communication “Estética de la Resistencia: el impacto de los cantautores en los sucesos del 68”: at the conference “Mayo del 68/ 50 años después” at UCM, May 2018.
  • “El monosílabo, ¿solo o con tilde?” (Tártarus No. 8, November 6, 2017).
  • “Facing Writer’s Block” (Tártarus No. 7, July 3, 2017).
  • “The Curse of the Word Corrector” (Tártarus No. 6, April 3, 2017).
  • Press dossier for the recital ‘Here are the singer-songwriters’.
  • “There Were the Singer-Songwriters: Chronicle and Critique of a Recital”, in Diariofolk, February 14, 2017.
  • “A Matter of Accents” (Tártarus No. 5, January 4, 2017).
  • “Epic in Art: The Case of the Singer-Songwriter”, in Laocoonte: Journal of Aesthetics and Theory of the Arts No. 4 (Universitat de València, 2017, ISSN 2386-8449).
  • “The Formation of a Culture of Resistance through Social Song” (Doctoral Thesis defended on January 26, 2016, with a grade of outstanding).
  • “Montse: ‘La Rambla was beautiful, but it has lost all its charm'” (interview transcription).
  • “A Critique of the Singer-Songwriter”, in Diariofolk, February 29, 2016.
  • La zamarra de Gustavo: personal blog about music, literature, and culture in general (2006-present).
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