Nina Marie Martínez
# Nina Marie Martínez

Nina Marie Martínez (born San Jose, California) is an American novelist.

## Life

She dropped out of high school, but graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

She lived in Northern California.

She lives in Santa Cruz with her daughter.

## Awards

* 2006 Whiting Award

## Works

* "Game:La Lotería De Don Clemente", The Believer, March 2004
* Caramba!. Random House, Inc. 2005. ISBN 978-0-385-72152-3.
