Pura Belpré Award
3 appearances
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Edition 7 (2008) Winner
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Edition 8 (2009) Winner
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Edition 15 (2016) Winner
Margarita Engle
まるがりーた・えんぐる
Marugarīta Enguru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-09-02 （Pasadena, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Central California → Cuba (summers)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Agronomy Professor
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Influenced By
- José Martí, Tomás Rivera
- Nominations
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist (Wild Dreamers, 2024)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | — | Agronomy | BS | 1970-1974 | United States |
| Iowa State University | — | Agronomy | MS | 1974-1977 | United States |
| University of California, Riverside | — | Biology | PhD (未修了) | 1977-1983 | United States |
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Agronomy
Degree:
BS
Period:
1970-1974
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United States
Iowa State University
Agronomy
Degree:
MS
Period:
1974-1977
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
University of California, Riverside
Biology
Degree:
PhD (未修了)
Period:
1977-1983
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Nearly completed doctoral degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature | — | Entire body of work | Neustadt Prizes | Winner |
| 2009 | Newbery Honor | The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom | — | American Library Association | Honor |
| 2009 | Pura Belpré Medal | The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom | Author | American Library Association | Medal |
| 2008 | Pura Belpré Medal | The Poet Slave of Cuba, A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano | Author | American Library Association | Medal |
| 2009 | Américas Award | The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom | — | CLASP | Winner |
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature
2019
Category:
Entire body of work
Organization:
Neustadt Prizes
Result:
Winner
Newbery Honor
2009
Work:
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Pura Belpré Medal
2009
Work:
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Category:
Author
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Medal
Pura Belpré Medal
2008
Work:
The Poet Slave of Cuba, A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
Category:
Author
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Medal
Américas Award
2009
Work:
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
Organization:
CLASP
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
2008 PoetryVerse novel about Cuba's struggle for freedom.
Cuban independencenaturefreedom
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
2006 Biographical PoetryVerse biography of Cuban slave poet Juan Francisco Manzano.
SlaverypoetryCuban history
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir
2015 MemoirMemoir in verse about growing up between Cuban and American cultures.
IdentityCuban immigrationCold War
Bibliography
- Singing to Cuba (1993)
- Skywriting (1995)
- The Poet Slave of Cuba (2006)
- The Surrender Tree (2008)
- Tropical Secrets (2009)
- The Firefly Letters (2010)
- Summer Birds (2010)
- Hurricane Dancers (2011)
- The Wild Book (2012)
- The Lightning Dreamer (2013)
- Forest World (2017)
- Wild Dreamers (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- verse novelsfree versehistorical fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Cuban heritagenatureimmigrationhistorical events
Legacy
First Latino to receive Newbery Honor. Served as Young People's Poet Laureate (2017-2019). Known for verse novels on Cuban history and nature.
Trivia
- Cuban American. Spent summers in Cuba as a child.