Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
3 appearances
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Edition 15 (2009) Winner
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Edition 17 (2010) Winner
Carmen Tafolla
かるめん・たふぉら
Karumen Tafora
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-07-29 （San Antonio, Texas）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- San Antonio, Texas → Seguin, Texas → Fresno, California → Flagstaff, Arizona
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Professor
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas Lutheran College, California State University, Fresno, Northern Arizona University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin College | — | Spanish and French | Bachelor's degree | -1972 | United States |
| Austin College | — | Education | Master's degree | -1973 | United States |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | Bilingual and Foreign Education | PhD | -1981 | United States |
Austin College
Spanish and French
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Period:
-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree in Spanish and French
Austin College
Education
Degree:
Master's degree
Period:
-1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Master's degree in education
University of Texas at Austin
Bilingual and Foreign Education
Degree:
PhD
Period:
-1981
Year of Graduation:
1981
Country:
United States
PhD in bilingual and foreign education
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | State Poet Laureate of Texas | — | — | State of Texas | 受賞 |
| 1987 | National Chicano Literary Contest, First Prize | Sonnets to Human Beings | — | University of California Irvine | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Award for Children’s Books | The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans | — | Texas State University College of Education | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature | What Can You DO with a Paleta? | — | Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Award for Children’s Books | What Can You DO with a Paleta? | — | Texas State University College of Education | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Charlotte Zolotow Award | What Can You DO with a Paleta? | 最優秀児童絵本 | — | 受賞 |
State Poet Laureate of Texas
2015
Organization:
State of Texas
Result:
受賞
National Chicano Literary Contest, First Prize
1987
Work:
Sonnets to Human Beings
Organization:
University of California Irvine
Result:
受賞
Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Award for Children’s Books
2009
Work:
The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans
Organization:
Texas State University College of Education
Result:
受賞
Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
2010
Work:
What Can You DO with a Paleta?
Organization:
Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Result:
受賞
Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Award for Children’s Books
2010
Work:
What Can You DO with a Paleta?
Organization:
Texas State University College of Education
Result:
受賞
Charlotte Zolotow Award
2010
Work:
What Can You DO with a Paleta?
Category:
最優秀児童絵本
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Curandera
1983 PoetryPoetry collection featuring a Chicana healer
Chicana cultureFemale strength
Sonnets to Human Beings
1992 PoetrySonnets celebrating human beings
HumanityMulticulturalism
What Can You DO with a Paleta?
2009 Children's literaturePicture book imagining plays with a paleta
CultureImagination
Bibliography
- Get Your Tortillas Together (1976)
- Curandera (1983)
- Sonnets to Human Beings (1992)
- Sonnets and Salsa (2001)
- This River Here: Poems of San Antonio (2014)
- Carmen Tafolla: New and Selected Poems (2015)
Translations of Works
- Translated into German, French, Bengali, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Code-switchingVoice poemsFeminist voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Chicana cultureWomen's enduranceMulticulturalismImmigrationEnvironmental activism
Legacy
One of the most highly anthologized Chicana authors, with works in over 300 anthologies, multiple awards including Texas Poet Laureate.