Patricia Chulver is a Bolivian writer, researcher, journalist and independent audiovisual artist whose work explores the intersections of body, power and memory in Latin America. She holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy and Political Science and is the author of Stories of Love and Hunger, a forthcoming novel set in Altenia, a fictional country inspired by Bolivia’s recent political and social crises. Through intertwined personal and historical narratives, the novel examines memory, trauma, power, violence, belonging, and resilience, reflecting on the relationship between individual experience and collective memory.
Chulver was selected for the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation Fund for New Journalistic Narratives for The Coca Routes, an investigation into the coca leaf trade and drug policy in Bolivia during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her work has also been recognized with the Yanapiri Volunteer Award (ONU-V) and the Scale of Justice Award, granted by Bolivia’s Ministry of Justice, for contributions to human rights, access to justice, and public service.
Drawing on more than a decade of experience in human rights advocacy, drug policy reform, and cultural research, she has collaborated with organizations including Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Open Society Foundations, USAID, and DW Akademie. She has presented her work at the Office of the Vice President of Bolivia, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, and academic and public policy forums across Latin America, Europe, and the United States.
Working across writing, audiovosual, and documentary formats, she develops narratives that connect lived experiences from the Global South with broader conversations on power, trauma, and collective memory.
Chulver was an AR-Resident in 2026.
