In 1991, Santos-Febres published her first two collections of poetry, "Anamu y manager" and "El orden escapado", to critical acclaim. In 1994, Santos-Febres won the Letras de Oro literary prize for her collection of short stories "Pez de Vidrio." "Oso Blanco," a short story from this collection, also won the Juan Rulfo Prize in 1996. "Pez de Vidrio" ("Urban Oracles") contains 15 short stories about the complicated relationships between sexual desire, race, identity, social status, and political status in modern Caribbean society.