Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2013) Winner
Ire'ne Lara Silva
イレーネ・ララ・シルバ
Irene Lara Silva
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Rio Grande Valley, Texas → Austin, Texas
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- Macondo Writers Workshop, CantoMundo Writers Conference, Flor De Nopal Literary Festival
- Memberships
- CantoMundo
- Influenced By
- Gloria Anzaldúa, Sandra Cisneros
- Nominations
- AROHO Fiction Finalist (Gift of Freedom Award), Foreword Review Book of the Year Award (Multicultural Fiction Finalist)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Premio Aztlán Literary Prize | flesh to bone | 文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Gloria Anzaldúa Milagro Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | International Latino Book Award | furia | — | — | 入選 |
| — | NALAC Grant | — | — | NALAC | 受賞 |
Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
2013
Work:
flesh to bone
Category:
文学
Result:
受賞
Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Award
2014
Result:
受賞
Gloria Anzaldúa Milagro Award
2008
Result:
受賞
International Latino Book Award
2011
Work:
furia
Result:
入選
NALAC Grant
Organization:
NALAC
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
flesh to bone
2013 Short story collectionA collection of short stories depicting Chicana experiences.
Indigenous survivalPerseverance against colonization
furia
2010 PoetryPoetry collection on themes of fury.
Chicana feminism
blood sugar canto
2016 PoetryPoetry exploring blood sugar motifs.
Bodily experienceSurvival
Bibliography
- ani'mal (2001)
- INDíGENA (2001)
- furia (2010)
- Enduring Azucares (2015)
- blood sugar canto (2016)
- Cuicacalli / House of Song (2019)
- flesh to bone (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Chicana feminist poetryConversational style
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous perseveranceLegacy of colonizationBorders
Legacy
A key voice in Chicana literature, focusing on Indigenous survival amid colonization.
Quotes
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let's empower ourselves with that knowledge.
Source: Texas Monthly (2019)
Trivia
- Parents were migrant farmworkers
- Grew up in the Rio Grande Valley
- Chicana feminist
- Lesbian feminist