PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1993) Winner
Lucha Corpi
ルチャ・コルピ
Rucha Korupi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-04-13 （Jaltipan, Veracruz, Mexico）
- Nationality
- Mexican, American
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Residence History
- Veracruz, Mexico → Berkeley, California, USA
Career
- Occupations
- poet, mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1969-2009
- Affiliations
- Founding member, Aztlán Cultural and Centro Chicano de Escritores, Member of the Oakland Museum and Latin American Commission
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | College of Letters and Science | Department of Comparative Literature | B.A. | 1970-1975 | United States |
| San Francisco State University | — | Department of Comparative Literature | M.A. | 1975-1979 | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
College of Letters and Science
/ Department of Comparative Literature
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1970-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
San Francisco State University
Department of Comparative Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1983 | First place in the Palabra Nueva literary competition | Los cristos del alma | — | — | 1位 |
| 1984 | First place in the Chicano Literary Contest (University of California, Irvine) | — | — | University of California, Irvine | 1位 |
| 1992 | Multicultural Publishers Exchange Best Book of Fiction award | Eulogy for a Brown Angel | — | Multicultural Publishers Exchange | 受賞 |
| — | PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Prize in fiction | — | fiction | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
National Endowment for the Arts creative writing fellowship
1979
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
受賞
First place in the Palabra Nueva literary competition
1983
Work:
Los cristos del alma
Result:
1位
First place in the Chicano Literary Contest (University of California, Irvine)
1984
Organization:
University of California, Irvine
Result:
1位
Multicultural Publishers Exchange Best Book of Fiction award
1992
Work:
Eulogy for a Brown Angel
Organization:
Multicultural Publishers Exchange
Result:
受賞
PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Prize in fiction
Category:
fiction
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Marina Poems
1976 poetryA series of four poems, important contribution to Chicano literature.
Chicana voice
Palabras de mediodia / Noon Words
1980 poetryPoetry collection written in Spanish.
Eulogy for a Brown Angel
1992 mystery novelFirst in the Gloria Damasco mystery series, bringing Chicana feminist perspective to the genre.
Chicana feminismracial justice
Cactus Blood
1995 mystery novelGloria Damasco mystery involving visions, 1973 grape boycott, and 1989 Oakland earthquake.
Bibliography
- Fireflight: Three Latin American Poets
- Palabras de mediodia / Noon Words
- Delia's Song
- Eulogy For A Brown Angel: A Mystery Novel
- Cactus Blood
- Where Fireflies Dance
- Black Widow's Wardrobe
- Crimson Moon
- Death at Solstice
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poems in Spanish, short stories in EnglishChicana feminist perspectiveEvocative prose with Latino rhythms
- Recurring Motifs
- visionsLatino culturefeminism
Legacy
Key contributor to Chicano literature through 'The Marina Poems' and pioneer of Chicana mystery novels. Received NEA fellowship and other awards.
Trivia
- Paternal grandparents were Italian, Hispanic with Native American ancestry.
- One maternal grandparent surnamed Constantino, three-quarters Mexican.
- Raised in a family of six sisters and two brothers with emphasis on education.
- Married Guillermo Hernández in 1964, immigrated to US; divorced in 1970.