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Ann Dávila Cardinal



Ann Dávila Cardinal is a novelist and Director of Student Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). She has a B.A. in Latino Studies from Norwich University, an M.A. in sociology from UI&U, and an MFA in Writing from VCFA. Every January she runs VCFA’s Writing residency in Puerto Rico. Cardinal co-wrote Sister Chicas (2006), a contemporary YA novel. Five Midnights is her first solo novel.
 


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
September 2026

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Hear the Dead
 
Series
Five Midnights
   1. Five Midnights (2019)
   2. Category Five (2020)
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Hispanic Star (with Claudia Romo Edelman)
   Bad Bunny (2024)
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Novels
   The Storyteller's Death (2022)
   Breakup from Hell (2023)
   We Need No Wings (2024)
   You've Awoken Her (2025)
   Hear the Dead (2026)
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Books containing stories by Ann Dávila Cardinal
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Our Shadows Have Claws (2022)
15 Latin American Monster Stories
edited by
Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz
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Other Terrors (2022)
An Inclusive Anthology
edited by
Vince A Liaguno and Rena Mason

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Award nominations
2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Five Midnights


Ann Dávila Cardinal recommends
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Salt Bones (2025)
Jennifer Givhan
"A beautifully woven tale of three strong women and the family ties that support, and those that strangle. Rooted in myth, this emotionally powerful magical realist mystery has an atmosphere so thick and richly drawn you'd swear you can taste the grit of dust on your tongue. Masterful."
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Wake the Wild Creatures (2025)
Nova Ren Suma
"In Wake the Wild Creatures, Nova Ren Suma has created a secret and wondrous sanctuary for every girl who ever wished she could run away. A literary balm for these troubling times, this beautiful novel might make you want to wander the woods in search of the seven pine trees, and the magic and safety of the Neves."
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His Face Is the Sun (2025)
(Throne of Khetara, book 1)
Michelle Jabès Corpora
"Beautifully written and a total page-turner."

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