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The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award was created in 1995 to recognize authors and illustrators whose works portray the authentic Mexican American experience. Named after distinguished alumnus and educator Dr. Tomás Rivera, the award includes two categories–works for younger readers (ages 0 to 12) and works for older ...
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( October 2021 ) This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality.
Rudolfo Anaya, author of children's book Bless Me, Ultima; Gloria E. Anzaldúa, author of Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza and co-author of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color; Ron Arias; Jimmy Santiago Baca, author and poet; Raymond Barrio, author of The Plum Plum Pickers (1969) [1]
Aristides Fraga Lima (1923–c. 1996) children literature; Henrique Maximiano Coelho Neto (1864–1934) novelist; José do Patrocínio (1853–1905) journalist; Afrânio Peixoto (1876–1947) novelist; Afonso Schmidt (1890–1964) journalist; Paulo Setúbal (1893–1937) poet, novelist; Narbal Fontes (1902–1960) children's literature
Board books, picture books, novels, chapter books — and even a cookbook and experiment-filled science book — made the list. One more thing: Since kids like to imitate adults, make sure they ...
Brindis de Salas is the first Black woman in Latin America to publish a book. The 1947 title Pregón de Marimorena discussed the exploitation and discrimination against Black women in Uruguay. 24.
Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of Latin America. This article is only about Latin American literature from countries where Spanish is the native/official language (e.g. former Spanish colonies).
She has achieved critical and commercial success on an international scale and many literary critics regard her to be one of the most significant contemporary Latina writers. Julia Alvarez has also written several books for younger readers. Her first picture book for children was "The Secret Footprints" published in 2002.