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October 16, 2007
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
Call for Submissions
The University of New Mexico Libraries is issuing a call for submissions to the Premio Aztlán Literary Prize, a national literary award established to encourage and reward emerging Chicana and Chicano authors.
The competition is open to writers who have published a work of fiction in the 2007 calendar year and whose publications do not exceed two books. The winner of the prize will be awarded $1,000 and be invited to give a lecture at the award ceremony to be held at the University of New Mexico in April 2008.
Renowned author Rudolfo Anaya and his wife, Patricia, founded Premio Aztlán in 1993 as a way to encourage beginning authors.
Past award recipients include:
Reyna Grande (2006) Across a Hundred Mountains
Gene Guerin (2005) Cottonwood Saints
Mary Helen Lagasse (2004) The Fifth Sun
Sergio Troncoso (1999) The Last Tortilla and other Stories
Ronald Ruiz (1998) Giuseppe Rocco
Pat Mora (1997) House of Houses
Wendell Mayo (1996) Centaur of the North
Norma Cantu (1995) Canicula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera
Denise Chavez (1994) Face of an Angel
Alicia Gaspar de Alba (1993) The Mystery of Survival and Other Stories
The closing date for entries is Saturday, December 31, 2007. Submissions must include five copies of the book, a letter of interest, or if from the publisher, a letter of nomination and author’s curriculum vitae, resume or background information, which must include a list of published works and any communal involvement with the Chicana/Chicano community.
Submissions must be mailed to the following address by December 31, 2007:
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
University Libraries, Dean’s Office
MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Contact: Teresa Marquez at: andaluz@unm.edu or see the web site at http://elibrary.unm.edu/chipotle/premioaztlan
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