He is currently writing a magical realism novel while working as EVP of Product Development & Region One Sales for Diaz Foods. Her tears and emotions were inspirational, and in 2022 The Guava Tree was published as his debut novel. Professor Gray Stewart, his mentor, encouraged developing it further, so Winkelmann read the story to his grandmother. Inspired by his family history, he later wrote the short story, The Cuban Dream.
At the age of six, he was writing and selling his short stories to employees at his family’s business. Family stories of their culture nourished his love for storytelling. This Cuban-American fictional novelist and businessman was born and raised in Atlanta. I love to talk about the craft of writing, and it excites me that such profound thinkers and writers are in the Reinhardt undergraduate program.” Speaking with students was a pleasure for Winkelmann, “The questions asked were interesting, which made the conversation profound and also fun. The class studied the novel, based on the courageous immigrant journey of Andrew’s Lebanese/Cuban grandmother. Maria Mackas’ Multicultural American Literature class to discuss his book, The Guava Tree. Author Andrew Diaz Winkelmann, a 2022 graduate of Reinhardt’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, recently visited Dr.
