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Houston Public Library / April 18, 2015
The International Latino Book Awards: Setting A High Cultural Standard
By: Kirk Whisler
The 2015 International Latino Book Awards is a major reflection that the fastest growing group in the USA has truly arrived. The Awards are now the largest Latino cultural Awards in the USA and with the 246 finalists this year, it has honored the greatness of 1,914 authors and publishers over the past two decades. These Awards are a great reflection that books by and about Latinos are in high demand. In 2015 Latinos will purchase over $600 million in books in English and Spanish.
In order to handle the large number of entries the 2015 Awards had 192 judges, 50% more than 2014. The judges glowed about the high quality of the entries – and that they covered so many topics so well. The Awards celebrates books in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Finalists are from across the USA and from 18 countries outside the USA.
In recognition of the quality and variety of books now available, Latino Literacy Now, the organization that oversees the Awards, is also carrying out the Award Winning Author Tour. Displays of the Finalists books and Award Winning Authors will be presented at events like American Library Association Convention; the Latino Book & Family Festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino; key national Latino conference like the NCLR, LULAC, Expo Comida, and CABE; and other key events.
The Awards themselves will be held June 2in San Francisco as part of the ALA Conference. The Awards are produced by Latino Literacy Now, an organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos and Kirk Whisler, and co-presented by Las Comadres de las Americas and Reforma, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos. Award sponsors include Silver Sponsor Libros Publishing and Bronze Sponsor Scholastic.
Here’s a complete list of the finalists:
A CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDSBest Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – EnglishMaria and the Lost Calf, Kate Morejohn; Illustrated: Dwight Morejohn, Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, Inc
Tuesday Tucks Me In, Luis Carlos Montalván , Roaring Book Press
Best Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualGrandma Lale's Tamales: A Christmas Story, Nasario García, Rio Grande Books
¡Jugemos al Fútbol y al Football!, René Colato Laínez, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Lalo Loves to Help, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros Publishing
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – EnglishDraw!, Raúl Colón, Simon & Schuster
Endeavour’s Long Journey, John D. Olivas, East West Discovery Press
I Know a Bear, Mariana Ruiz Johnson, Schwartz & Wade, Random House Children’s Books
I Pledge Allegiance, Pat Mora & Libby Martinez, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books
Kibo and the Purple Dragon, Carmen Gil, Marta Munté, Cuento de Luz
Soccer Star, Mina Javaherbin; Illustrator: Renato Alarcão, Candlewick Press
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – BilingualDalia’s Wondrous Hair, Laura Lacámara, Arte Publico Press
Dance Recital, Jill Barletti, Snowflake Stories, LLC
How Chile Came to Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya, Rio Grande Books
Howl of the Mission Owl | El Ulular de la Lechuza, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros Publishing
Moví la Mano/ I Moved My Hand, Jorge Luján, Groundwood Books
Best Children’s Fiction Picture Book – SpanishCipariso, Marta Sanmamed; Sonja Wimmer, Cuento de Luz
La Pequeña Amelia se Hace Mayor, Elisenda Roca; Illustrator: Paula Bonet, Combel Editorial Mariama: Diferente pero Igual, Jerónimo Cornelles/ Nívola Uyá, Cuento de Luz
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book – EnglishBoy Zorro and the Bully, Kat Aragon, Lectura Books
Separate is Never Equal,Duncan Tonatiuh, Abrams
Tuesday Tucks Me In, Luis Carlos Montalván, Roaring Book Press
Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualConoce a Gabriel García Márquez, Mónica Brown, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Conoce a Pablo Picasso, Mónica Brown, Santillana USA Publishing Company
¡Mira qué Artista! Pablo Picasso, Patricia Geis, Combel Editorial
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – EnglishEndeavour’s Long Journey, John D. Olivas, East West Discovery Press
Fun and Fruit, María Teresa Barahona/ Edie Pijpers, Cuento de Luz
Tuesday Tucks Me In, Luis Carlos Montalván with Bret Witter, Roaring Book Press
Best Educational Children’s Picture BookGrandfather Ratoncito Pérez and the Apprentice Tooth Fairy, Virginia Walton Pilegard, Goat Mountain Books
Howl of the Mission Owl | El Ulular de la Lechuza, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros Publishing
Look How Lovely! | ¡Mira qué Lindo!, Marti Skarupa, Marti Skarupa
Best Educational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or Bilingual¡Esto es Mío!, Elisenda Roca; Illustrator: Cristina Losantos, Editorial Bambu
¡Gracias!, Blas Miras & Virginia García, Dylan Ediciones
¡Por Favor!, Blas Miras & Virginia García, Dylan EdicionesMost Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – EnglishTuesday Tucks Me In, Luis Carlos Montalván, Roaring Book Press
Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Spanish or BilingualEl Faro de las Almas, Ariel André Almada/ Zuzanna Celej, Cuento de Luz
How Chile Came to Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya, Rio Grande Books
Lalo Loves to Help, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros Publishing
Best Youth Latino Focused Chapter BookLetters from Heaven, Lydia Gil, Arte Publico Press
Whiskers, Tails & Wings, Judy Goldman, Charlesbridge
Best Youth Chapter Fiction BookAmbassador, William Alexander, Simon & Schuster Caminar, Skila Brown, Candlewick Press
Los pájaros no tienen fronteras, Edna Iturralde, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Best Educational Youth Chapter BookEl Secreto de su Nombre, Rosana Acquaroni, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Enfrentando el Bullying, María Villegas; Illustrator: Iván Chacón, Villegas Editores
Most Inspirational Youth Chapter BookDe Aquí para Allá: Cuentos Sobre Inmigrantes, Claudia Yelin, Everest, S.A., Editorial
Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book – EnglishIsland of Dreams, Jasminne Mendez, Floricanto PressThe 16 Rule, Evelyn Gonzalez, Friesen Press
Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book – Spanish or BilingualMicaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company The Adventures of Noldo and his Magical Scooter on The March with The St. Patrick’s Battalion, Armando Rendón, Starry Night Publishing
Best Young Adult Fiction Book – EnglishI Lived on Butterfly Hill, Marjorie Agosín, Simon & Schuster
Poli: A Mexican Boy in Early Texas, Jay Neugeboren, Texas Tech University Press
Silver People, Voices From the Panama Canal, Margarita Engle, Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt
The Illuminated Forest, Edwin Fontánez, Exit Studio Publishing Co.
The Living, Matt de la Peña, Random House Children’s Books
The Secret Side of Empty, María E. Andreu, Running Press
Best Young Adult Fiction Book – Spanish or BilingualMicaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
No es Invisible,Marcus Sedgwick, Editorial Bambu
Best Young Adult Nonfiction BookKalimán en Jericó, Ángel Burgas, Editorial Bambu
Best Educational Young Adult BookBarrio Writers: Empowering Teens Through Creative Writing, 5th Edition, Multiple Youth Authors; Project Editor: Sarah Rafael García, Lincoln Book Publishers
Micaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company
Most Inspirational Young Adult BookDream to Achieve, Joseph Gutiz, New Trends Press The Sparrow and The Frog | El Gorrión y La Rana, Jerry Gómez Shor Jr., Jerry Gómez Shor
Best Book Written by a YouthDe Donde Vengo Yo, Students of Christ the King Elementary School, Creative Ink Publishing, Inc.
B NONFICTION AWARDSBest Latino Focused Nonfiction BookBlood in the Fields, Julia Reynolds, Chicago Review Press
Dragons in the Land of the Condor, Ignacio López-Calvo, University of Arizona Press
Inheritance Discovering the Richness of the Latino Culture and Family, Lorena Garza Gonzalez, Urban Strategies Leaving Little Havana: A Memoir of Miami’s Cuban Ghetto, Cecilia M. Fernandez, Beating Windward Press
Our Sacred Maíz Is Our Mother, Roberto Cintli Rodríguez, University of Arizona Press
Things We Don’t Talk About, Daniel A. Olivas, San Diego State University Press
With a Book in their Hands: Chicano/a Readers and Readerships Across the Centuries, Manuel Martin-Rodriguez, Editor, University of New Mexico Press
Most Inspirational Nonfiction Book – EnglishA Turquoise Life: One Woman’s Triumphant Journey, Diann Kissell & Kathy Bird, Dog Ear Publishing
Leaving Little Havana: A Memoir of Miami’s Cuban Ghetto, Cecilia M. Fernandez, Beating Windward Press
Revenge of a Catholic Schoolboy, Victor Villaseñor, Waterfront Digital Press
The Universal Tone, Carlos Santana, Little, Brown & Company
Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, Jennifer De Leon, Editor, The University of Nebraska Press
Most Inspirational Nonfiction Book – Spanish or BilingualCreando Puentes de Comprension, Lucía De García, Xlibris
Mis 15 Abuelas, Genie Milgrom, Create Space Independent Publishing
Un Milagro de Dios en las Manos de una Madre, Catalina Prieto, CBH Books
Best Autobiography By A Well Known PersonThe Beat of My Own Drum, Sheila E. with Wendy Holden, Atria Books
The Universal Tone, Carlos Santana, Little, Brown & Company
Best Biography – EnglishA Century of Pachangas, Betty Serra, Floricanto Press
Beach Mexican; Assimilation & Identity In Redondo Beach,Alex Moreno Areyan, The History Press Journey Beneath My Skin, La Palabra, 2D House Publishing
La Belle Créole, Alina García-Lapuerta, Chicago Review Press
Leaving Little Havana: A Memoir of Miami’s Cuban Ghetto, Cecilia M. Fernandez, Beating Windward Press S
Street Rising, Ruben Castaneda, Bloomsbury Publishing
Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti, New Trends Press
The Prince of Los Cocuyos, Richard Blanco, HarperCollins Publishers
Best Biography – Spanish or BilingualConfidencias a Mis Hijos y a Mis Nietos, Alfonso Dávila Ortiz, Villegas Editores Jean Voilier, Cuando el sol reposa en el abismo, Célia Bertin, Vaso Roto Ediciones
Una Gesta Admirable: Vida y Obra de Don Hernando Caicedo, Adriana Llano Restrepo; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
Best History Book – EnglishFrom Coveralls to Zoot Suits: The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front, Elizabeth R. Escobedo, University of North Carolina Press
Helen Miller Bailey, Rita Joiner Soza, Xlibris
Latinos at the Golden Gate: Creating Community and Identity in San Francisco, Tomás F. Summers Sandoval Jr., University of North Carolina Press
Revolutionary Cuba: A History, Luis Martínez-Fernández, University Press of Florida
The Ghosts of Hero Street,Carlos Harrison, Berkley Caliber
Best History Book – Spanish or BilingualBernalillo: Yesterday’s Sunshine Today’s Shadows, Nasario García, Rio Grande Books
El Gimnasio Moderno en la Vida Colombiana, 1914 - 2014, Gonzalo Mallarino Botero & Gonzalo Mallarino Florez, Villegas Editores
Best Political/Current Affairs BookAmerica! Don’t You Know Me? I’m Your Native Son: Geronimo, Carlos Melendrez, Starry Night Publishing
Shattered Paradise: Memoirs of A Nicaraguan War Child, Ileana Araguti, New Trends Press The Dangerous Divide, Peter Eichstaedt, Chicago Review Press
Best Business BookC.I. Jeans, Adriana Llano Restrepo; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
Cerro Matoso: 30 años Creciendo Junto a Colombia, Adriana Llano Restrepo; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
Mirando los Negocios al Revés, Jorge l. Boza Olivari, Irresistible Publishing House
Best Arts Book – EnglishLuis Cruz Azaceta, Alejandro Anreus, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center View From The Pier, Herman Sillas, WPR Publishing
Best Arts Book – Spanish or Bilingual
Árboles de Tamoanchan, Daniel Lezama, Vaso Roto Ediciones Luis Roldán, Carolina Ponce De León; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores Unveiling Motion and Emotion, Anabella Lenzu, Anabella Lenzu
Best Gift BookParques Naturales de Colombia, Julia Miranda; Artist: Andrea Vélez, Villegas Editores
The Beauty of Being a Woman, Rosie Ochoa, Dancing Dandelians by Createspace
View From The Pier, Herman Sillas, WPR Publishing
Best CookbookSabores Yucatecos: Un Recorrido Culinario a Yucatán, Gilberto Cetina, Katharine A. Díaz, & Gilberto Cetina, Jr., WPR Publishing
Best Reference BookDetalles Maestros: Manual de Dibujo, Procedimientos y Detalles, Carlos Alfonso Cubillos, Villegas Editores
How I Found my 15 Grandmothers, Genie Milgrom, Create Space Independent Publishing Monologues for Latino/a Actors: A Resource Guide to the Contemporary Latino/a Playwrights for Actors and Teachers, Micha Espinosa, Editor, Smith and Kraus
Best Health BookDiabetes Sin Problemas, Frank Suárez, Metabolic Press
Best Parenting/Family BookQuerido Papá, Alicia Araujo-Elatassi, Be Bookhouse
Tu Guía Esencial para Manejar la Casa y la Familia de Hoy: La Jefa de la Casa, Claudia Caporal, Penguin Group
Best Women’s Issues BookBirth of a New J: A Cathartic Memoir, Julie Guardado, Create Space Independent Publishing
Tu Guía Esencial para Manejar la Casa y la Familia de Hoy: La Jefa de la Casa, Claudia Caporal, Penguin Group
Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, Jennifer De Leon, Editor, The University of Nebraska Press
Best Religious BookEl vino del místico: El Rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization Fellowship
Francisco: Canto de una Criatura, Alda Merini, Vaso Roto Ediciones
Regresar a Jesús de Nazaret, Rafael Luciani, PPC, Editorial y Distribuidora, S.A.
Revenge of a Catholic Schoolboy, Victor Villaseñor, Waterfront Digital Press
Best Travel BookColombia Horizontes, Photographer: Felipe Luque; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
Best Sports/Recreation BookJames: En la Cima del Mundo, Jorge Barraza, Ediciones B. Colombia
Best Nonfiction - Multi-AuthorHotel Mariachi: Urban Space and Cultural Heritage in Los Angeles, Catherine Kurland, Enrique Lamadrid, University of New Mexico Press
Sagrado: A Photopoetics Across the Chicano Homeland, Spencer Herrera, Levi Romero, & Robert Kaiser, University of New Mexico Press
Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, Jennifer De Leon, Editor, The University of Nebraska Press
Best Graphic NonFiction BookA Most Imperfect Union: A Contrarian History of the United States, Ilan Stavans; Illustrator: Lalo Alcaraz, Basic Books
C FICTION AWARDS
Best Latino Focused Fiction Book – EnglishA Falling Star, Chantel Acevedo, Carolina Wren Press
Raw Man, Fred Rivera, A Word With You Press
The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez, Alfred A. Knopf Publishing
The City of Palaces, Michael Nava, Terrace Books
The Deportation of Wopper Barraza, Maceo Montoya, University of New Mexico Press
Best Latino Focused Fiction Book – Spanish or Bilingual!A Estudiar, Carajo!, Ana María González, Editorial Santuario
El sendero de las guerillas, Martín Balarezo García, Gematext, Inc.
Revancha en Los Angeles, Alicia Alarcón, Mio House Publishing Trasfondos, Fernando Olszanski & José Castro Urioste, Ars Communis Editorial
Most Inspirational Fiction BookEn El Umbral De Tu Voz, Dalia Stella González, Terranova Editores Remedy for a Broken Angel, Toni Ann Johnson, Nortia Press Un Buen Hijo de P, Ismael Cala, Random House; Vintage Español
Best Popular Fiction – English
Finder of Lost Objects, Susie Hara, Ithuriel’s Spear
The Book of I, Jorge Armenteros, Jaded Ibis Press
The King and Queen of Comezón, Denise Chávez, University of Oklahoma Press
Best Popular Fiction – Spanish or Bilingual
Adicta, Zane, Atria Books
Detránsito, Martha B. Bátiz Zuk, Terranova Editores
La casa en que vivo no tiene dirección, Hugo Rodríguez Díaz, País Invisible-editores
Tras esas gafas de sol, María Bird Picó, Publicaciones Te Pienso
Best Novel - Adventure or Drama – EnglishLili of Peru, David C. Edmonds, Peace Corps Writers Parisian Promises, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros PublishingSteven Isn’t Normal, Marco A. Vasquez, Floricanto PressThe Awakening of Miss Prim, Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera, Atria Books
The Schwarzchild Radius, Gustavo Florentin, Curiosity Quills Press
Best Novel - Adventure or Drama – Spanish or BilingualCasi Siempre Fue Abril, Hiram Martinez, Ediciones Hache
Silente El sendero de las guerillas, Martín Balarezo García, Gematext, Inc.
Best Novel - Historical Fiction – EnglishDying Freedom, Insurrection 1810, Rubén Acosta Vallejo, Palibrio Legends of the Californios, Raquel Perez, Outskirts Press Parisian Promises, Cecilia Velástegui, Libros Publishing
The City of Palaces, Michael Nava, Terrace Books
Best Novel - Historical Fiction – Spanish or Bilingual
Misión Olvido, María Dueñas, Atria Books
No Habrá Primavera en Abril, Luis Alejandro Polanco, Pasadizo Santa María del Diablo, Gustavo Arango, Ediciones B. Colombia
Best Novel - Mystery
Battle for a Soul, Manuel A. Meléndez, Aignos Publishing, Inc.
Night of the Jaguar, Joe Gannon, Minotaur Books; St. Martin’s Press Ripper, Isabel Allende, HarperCollins Publishers
The Schwarzchild Radius, Gustavo Florentin, Curiosity Quills Press
Best Novel - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
A Taste of Honey, Rocky Barilla, Rosquete Press
Adelitas’s Secret, Christopher Cloud, Christopher Cloud
Born in the Wayeb: Book One of the Mayan Chronicles, Lee. E. Cart, Ek’ Balam Press
Rise of the Black Rose, Land of Enchantment Trilogy #3, Belinda Vasquez Garcia, Magic Prose
Best Novel - RomanceBorn To Sing, Donna Del Oro, Extasy Books
Desert Heat, Elizabeth Reyes, Atria Books
Best Poetry Book - One Author – EnglishComprehending Forever, Rich Villar, Aquarius Press The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon, Willie Perdomo, Penguin Group (USA)
The Small Claim of Bones, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Bilingual Press/ Editorial Bilingüe
Best Poetry Book - One Author – Bilingual
Así Habló Penélope, Tino Villanueva, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Franklin Decreación, Anne Carson, Vaso Roto Ediciones Sagrada Familia, Johanny Vázquez-Paz, Isla Negra Editores
Best Poetry Book - One Author – SpanishDe Mariposas y Mantis, Silvia Siller; Illustrator: Carmen Elena Trigueros, URPI Editores
Poesía eres tú, F. Isabel Campoy, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Soles Manchados, Pilar Vélez, Snow Fountain Press
Syllables of Wind | Sílabas de Viento, Xánath Caraza, Mammoth Publications
Best Poetry Book - Multi-AuthorGoodbye, Mexico, Sarah Cortez, Texas Review Press
La Doble Sombra, Antonio Tello y José Di Marco, Vaso Roto Ediciones
Best Fiction - Multi-AuthorTrasfondos, Fernando Olszanski & José Castro Urioste, Ars Communis Editorial
D EBOOKS & AUDIO AWARDS
Best Young Adult eBookDe Aquí para Allá: Cuentos Sobre Inmigrantes, Claudia Yelin, Everest, S.A., Editorial Who’s Ju?, Dania Ramos, Northampton House Press
Best eBook - NonfictionBirth of a New J: A Cathartic Memoir, Julie Guardado, Create Space Independent Publishing Raising Bilingual Children, Maritere Rodriguez Bellas, Atria Books Volver a Ser Feliz, Patricia Gaviria, Moviendo Energias
E PORTUGUESE AWARDS
Best Book - Fiction in Portuguese (Originally in Portuguese)A Segunda Vinda De Cristo à Terra, João Cerqueira, Estaçaõ Imaginária
Once Upon a Time in Rio, Francisco Azevedo, Atria Books
Best Children’s Picture Book in Portuguese (Originally in another language)Dance Recital, Jill Barletti, Snowflake Stories, LLC Maria and the Lost Calf, Kate Morejohn; Illustrated: Dwight Morejohn, Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, Inc
Best Book – Nonfiction in Portuguese (Originally in another language)Intuição: Orientação da Alma para as Decisões de Vida, Sri Daya Mata, Self-Realization Fellowship Jornada para a autorrealização, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization Fellowship Tracks in the Amazon, Gary Neeleman & Rose Neeleman, University of Utah Press
F DESIGN AWARDS
Best Latino Focused Book DesignHow Chile Came to Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya; Designer: Nicolas Otoro, Rio Grande Books
Sabores Yucatecos: Un Recorrido Culinario a Yucatán, Gilberto Cetina, Katharine A. Díaz, & Gilberto Cetina, Jr.; Illustrator: David Mir, WPR Publishing
Best Cover DesignCiencias Naturales: Imágenes de Flora y Fauna, Fabio Ramírez, S.J.; Photographer: Andrés Mauricio López, Villegas Editores
Las flores del mal, Charles Baudelaire; Photographer, Victor Ramírez y Fiona Morrison, Vaso Roto Ediciones
Best Cover IllustrationMicaela, Adalucía, Cholita Prints and Publishing Company View From The Pier, Herman Sillas, WPR Publishing
Best Cover PhotoColombia Horizontes, Photographer: Felipe Luque; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores Dream to Achieve, Joseph Gutiz, New Trends Press
Inheritance Discovering the Richness of the Latino Culture and Family, Lorena Garza Gonzalez, Urban Strategies
Best Interior DesignFotografía en Antioquia, Jaime Osorio Gómez; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
How Chile Came to Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya; Designer: Nicolas Otoro, Rio Grande Books
Poesía eres tú, F. Isabel Campoy; Designer: Jaqueline Rivera/ Grafi(k)a LLC, Santillana USA Publishing Company
Best Use of Photos Inside the BookParques Naturales de Colombia, Julia Miranda; Designer: Benjamín Villegas, Villegas Editores
Best Use of Illustrations Inside the BookCiencias Naturales: Imágenes de Flora y Fauna, Fabio Ramírez, S.J. & Juan David Giraldo; Photographer: Andrés Mauricio López, Villegas Editores
How Chile Came to Mexico, Rudolfo Anaya; Designer: Nicolas Otoro, Rio Grande Books
G TRANSLATION AWARDS
Best Children’s Picture Book Translation - Spanish to EnglishAvian Kingdom Feathered: Neither Night nor Day, Karen Chacek, Translator: Sonia Verjovsky, TechStudios, LL
Best Children’s Picture Book Translation - English to SpanishConoce a Gabriel García Márquez, Mónica Brown/ Translator: Isabel C. Mendoza, Santillana USA Publishing Company
El Gato Ensombrerado, Dr. Seuss; Translator: Georgina Lazaro and Teresa Maiwer, Random House Books for Young Readers
Secretos en la Nieve, Virginia Kroll/ Nívola Uyá; Translator: Jimena Licitra, Cuento de Luz
Best Nonfiction Book Translation - English to SpanishDecreación, Anne Carson; Translator: Jeannette L. Clariond, Vaso Roto Ediciones
El vino del místico: El Rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam, Paramahansa Yogananda, Self-Realization Fellowship Sabores Yucatecos: Un recorrido culinario a Yucatán, Gilberto Cetina, Katharine A. Díaz, & Gilberto Cetina, Jr.; Translator: Marissa Marrufo, WPR Publishing
Best Fiction Book Translation - Spanish to EnglishThe Heart Has Its Reasons, María Dueñas, Atria Books
Best Fiction Book Translation - English to SpanishAsí Habló Penélope, Tino Villanueva; Translator: Nuria Brufau Alvira, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Franklin
H THE MARIPOSA AWARDS
Best First Book - Children & Youth – EnglishEndeavour’s Long Journey, John D. Olivas, East West Discovery Press
The Legend of the Colombian Mermaid, Janet Balletta, WRB Publishing
The Wild Chihuahuas of Mexico, Traude Gomez Rhine, Tampico Press Books
Who’s Ju?, Dania Ramos, Northampton House Press
Best First Book - Children & Youth – Spanish or BilingualLa Flor Mágica, Emanuel Franco, La Pereza Ediciones
Los Cuentos para Soñar de mi Nana Luna, Nora Girón-Dolce, Nora Glizon
Best First Book - Nonfiction – EnglishRaising Bilingual Children, Maritere Rodriguez Bellas, Atria
Books The Beat of My Own Heart, Sheila E. with Wendy Holden, Atria Books
The Flesh-and-Blood Aesthetics of Alejandro Morales, Marc García-Martínez, The San Diego State University
View From The Pier, Herman Sillas, WPR Publishing
Best First Book - Fiction – English
Covering the Sun with My Hand, Theresa Varela, Aignos Publishing, Inc.
Divine Sight, Eduarda Amondragon, Create Space Independent Publishing Raw Man, Fred Rivera, A Word With You Press The 16 Rule, Evelyn Gonzalez, Friesen Press
Best First Book - Fiction – Spanish or BilingualColeccionista de Almas, Bertha Jacobson, Bertha Jacobson
En El Umbral De Tu Voz, Dalia Stella González, Terranova Editores
La casa en que vivo no tiene dirección, Hugo Rodríguez Díaz, País Invisible-editores
Tras esas gafas de sol, María Bird Picó, Publicaciones Te Pienso
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Upcoming Cuba Events at the Bildner Center
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 made many promises, but if they could be condensed into one formulation it would be the promise of "a future.” All Cubans would join in the march forward in time to a socialist future of equality and communal prosperity. To be sure, the first thirty years of the revolution followed a twisting path rather than an expressway toward that future. However, the fall of the Soviet Union and the subsequent withdrawal of Cuba’s economic safety net from its communist allies created a crisis beyond extreme material hardship. The so called Special Period fomented a crisis in the nature of revolutionary time.
ECONOMIC CONTEXT: "Cuba's Economic Adjustment in the early 90s"
Mario González-Corzo, Lehman College, CUNY
"Contact Zones: Cuban Art and Institutions under the Special Period"
Ernesto Menéndez-Conde, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Dr. Menéndez-Conde will discuss the ‘contact zones’ between artists and institutions during the Special period, focusing on three main challenges faced by Cuban artists: 1) The problem of the social function or art, an unresolved conflict posited by young artists in their confrontations with institutions during the late eighties; 2) the need for finding a space in the international art market; and 3) the need of conciliating new artistic trends and contemporary aesthetic debates within the new context of economic crisis and widespread skepticism towards both the future of socialism and the historical leadership of the Cuban Revolution.
"Cuestionando la utopía"
Iliana Cepero, New York University
Dr. Cepero will approach the documentary and conceptual photographic practices of 1990s Cuba through the work of Ramón Pacheco, Cristóbal Herrera, Ricardo G. Elías, Carlos Garaicoa, Manuel Piña, among others. Cuban photographers of those years used the camera as a critical tool to document the malaise of the society at the time, pervaded by scarcity, hopelessness and isolation. They foregrounded social issues that have been considered taboo in previous decades, such as poverty, racism, and migration. The urban landscape was approached as an archaeological ruin that expressed the conflict between political failure and architectural utopia. Photographic images from the Special Period also set to deconstruct post-revolutionary national history through the questioning of the photographic tradition of the so-called epic photography of the 1960s.
Moderator: Ana María Hernández, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Mario A. González-Corzo (Ph.D., Rutgers University) is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Lehman College, CUNY. His research interests and areas of specialization include Cuba’s post-Soviet economic developments, the role of remittances in the Cuban economy, and Cuba’s banking and agricultural sectors.
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