Costa del Sol increase in popularity through the decade. This trend coincided with rapid industrial growth in Málaga and the decline of dependence on the agricultural sector, although growth in the general economy of Spain slowed almost to a standstill after 1973. As rapid development proceeded on the Costa del Sol, and the influx of expatriate retirees from northern European countries, notably Great Britain, increased during the late 1970s and 1980s, it has since then sometimes been referred to in the press of the United Kingdom as the "Costa del Crime", because British criminals would escape justice at home by moving there to
Puerto del Sol American Short Stories, and other awards. In addition to publishing established authors, "Puerto del Sol" also accepts work from up and coming writers. Past notable authors include David Foster Wallace, George Saunders, Pam Houston, Jenny Boully, and Rodrigo Toscano. The current editor-in-chief is MFA faculty member Richard Greenfield, and past editors include Kevin McIlvoy, Evan Lavender-Smith, Carmen Giménez Smith and Lily Hoang. "Puerto del Sol" also hosts the digitally curated Black Voices Series and hosts an annual competition in both poetry and prose. Puerto del Sol Puerto del Sol is a non-profit literary magazine run by graduate students from the