Publisher Profile / Arte Público
Facts
Mission and genres: Arte Público Press was founded “to further the endeavor of providing a national forum for Hispanic literature.”
Founder and Publisher: Nicolás Kanellos, Ph.D.
Year Founded: 1979
Reviews
Outside the Bones by Lyn Di Iorio
A Good Long Way by Rene Saldana Jr.
Paraíso Portátil / Portable Paradise by Mario Bencastro, Translated by John Pluecker
Soy Rene; El Nino (I am Rene The Boy) by Rene Colato Lainez, Illustrated by Fabiolla Graullera
The Almost Murder and Other Stories by Theresa Saldana
Cantos de Adolescencia (Songs of Youth) by Americo Paredes, Translated by B. V. Olguin & Omar Vasquez Barbosa
Little Crow To The Rescue (El Cuervito Al Rescate) by Victor Villasenor, Illustrated by Felipe Ugalde Alcantara, Translated by Elizabeth Cummins Munoz
Awards
The Nature of Truth by Sergio Troncoso. 2014 BRONZE Winner for Multicultural
Our Lost Border: Essays on Life amid the Narco-Violence Edited by Sergio Troncoso & Sarah Cortez. 2013 Finalist for Anthologies
The Poet Upstairs by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Illustrated by Oscar Ortiz. 2012 Finalist for Picture Books
The Land Grant by Carlos Cisneros. 2012 Finalist for Thriller & Suspense
Crossing Borders by Sergio Troncoso. 2011 BRONZE Winner for Essays
Death at Solstice by Lucha Corpi. 2009 Finalist for Mystery
Migrations and Other Stories by Lisa Hernandez. 2007 Finalist for Short Stories
The Throwaway Piece by Jo Ann Yolanda Hernandez. 2006 Finalist for Young Adult Fiction
Outside the Bones by Lyn Di Iorio. 2011 SILVER Winner for Literary
A Good Long Way by Rene Saldana Jr. 2010 HONORABLE Mention for Young Adult Fiction
Press Releases
Author on the Airwaves: René Saldaña, Jr.
Teen novel garners praise from far and wide!
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