Non-fiction Book Award

Chair: Trevor Boffone   trevvor.bofone@gmail.com

To read descriptions and procedures of the award please follow this link. Submissions are due November 15, 2016.

For additional information please contact Trevor Boffone.

WINNER: Max Krochmal | Texas Christian University

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Dissertation Award

Chair: Jaime Mejia   jm31@txstate.edu

To read descriptions and procedures of the award please follow this link. Submissions are due December 16, 2016.

For additional information please contact Jaime Mejia.

WINNER: Valerie Martínez | UT Austin

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Student Award/Premio Estudiantil

Chair/Contact: Leo Trevino masunidosentejas@gmail.com

To read descriptions and procedures of the award please follow this link. Submissions are due December 18, 2016.

There were no nominee submissions this year.

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Poetry Book Award

Chair: Isaac Chavarria     ichavarria@southtexascollege.edu

To read descriptions and procedures of the award please follow this link.

For additional information please contact Isaac Chavarria.

WINNER: Carolina Monsiváis 

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Fiction and Young Adult Fiction Book Award

Chair: Sarah Rafael Garcia    sarah@sarahrafaelgarcia.com

To read descriptions and procedures of the two awards please follow this link. Submissions are due November 15, 2016.

For additional information please contact Sarah Rafael Garcia.

WINNER: Joe Jimenez| Young Adult Fiction

WINNER: Christopher Carmona | Fiction

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Premio Estrella de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement

Beto Calderon   Roberto.Calderon@unt.edu

To read descriptions and procedures of the award please follow this  link.  Submissions are due December 31, 2016.

For additional information please contact Roberto Calderon.

Martha P. Cotera

Rebecca Flores

José María De León Hernández "Little Joe"

Emilio Zamora | UT Austin

 Aída Hurtado| UC Santa Barbara

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Premio Letras de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement:

Local Organizing Committee:

Felipe Hinojosa   fhinojosa@tamu.edu | Sonia Hernandez soniah@tamu.edu

 Renato Ramirez 

 Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network (BIIN)
 

 

Exemplary Recognition Awards:

 Cassie Rincones | Lone Star College, Kingwood

Juan Tejeda| Palo Alto College

 Ruben Cortez, Jr.| State Board of Education