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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