The following is: a list of Mexican-American writers.
A-Câ»
- Oscar Zeta Acosta
- JosĂ© Acosta Torres, author of collection Cachito MĂa (1973)
- Rodolfo Acuña
- Ricardo Aguilar, author of short story collection Madreselvas en flor (1987)
- Justo S. AlarcĂłn, "Spanish author of stories about Chicanos," Chulifeas fronteras (1981)
- Kathleen Alcala
- Alurista
- Rudolfo Anaya, author of children's book Bless Me, Ultima
- Gloria E. AnzaldĂșa, author of Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza and co-author of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
- Ron Arias
- Jimmy Santiago Baca, author and poet
- Raymond Barrio, author of The Plum Plum Pickers (1969)
- Irene BeltrĂĄn HernĂĄndez, author of Across the Great River (1989)
- Aristeo Brito, author of El diablo en Texas (The Devil in Texas, bilingual ed. 1991)
- José Antonio Burciaga
- Nash Candelaria
- Daniel Cano, author of Pepe RĂos (1991)
- Norma Elia CantĂș
- Celso A. de Casas, author of PelĂłn Drops Out (1979)
- Ana Castillo, author of So Far from God
- Rafael C. Castillo
- Lorna Dee Cervantes
- Angelico Chavez
- Denise ChĂĄvez, an author and playwright
- Sandra Cisneros
- Lucha Corpi, author of Delia's Song (1988)
- Margarita Cota-CĂĄrdenas, author of Puppet: A Chicano Novella (in Spanish; 1985)
D-Jâ»
- Alicia Gaspar de Alba, author of Desert Blood
- Adina Emilia De Zavala
- Lorenzo de Zavala
- Abelardo Delgado, author of Lettersââto Louise (1982)
- Mike DurĂĄn, author of Don't Split on My Corner (1991)
- Sergio Elizondo, author of story collection Rosa, la flauta (1980) and the novels Muerte en una estrella (1987) and Suruma (1991)
- Roberta FernĂĄndez
- Fernando A. Flores, author of Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas, "Vol."1 (2014)
- Gregory Thomas Garcia
- Lionel G. Garcia, author of Leaving Home (1985), A Shroud in the Family (1987), Hardscrub (1989), Brush Country (2004), The Day They Took My Uncle and Other Stories, and
- Julian S. Garcia
- José L. Garza, author of collection Writing and Art (1989)
- Xavier Garza
- Diana Gabaldon
- Dagoberto Gilb
- Laurence GonzĂĄles, author of Jambeaux (1979), The Last Deal (1981), and El Vago (1983)
- Rodolfo Gonzales
- Genaro GonzĂĄlez, author of Rainbow's End (1988) and the story collection Only Sons (1991)
- Jovita GonzĂĄlez Mireles, author of Caballero: A Historical Novel
- Rigoberto GonzĂĄlez
- Stephanie Elizondo Griest
- JosĂ© Ăngel GutiĂ©rrez
- Jaime Hernandez
- Juan Felipe Herrera
- Maria Hinojosa
- Rolando Hinojosa
- Arturo Islas
- Francisco Jiménez
K-Mâ»
- Gary Keller, author of collection Tales of El Huitlacoche (1984)
- Luis Leal, writer, author, and UCSB professor
- Alexis Madrigal, author of "Powering the Dream" (2010)
- Patricia Santos Marcantonio
- Patricia Preciado MartĂn, author of collection Days of Plenty, Days of Want (1988)
- Al Martinez, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist; author of Ashes in the Rain: Selected Essays (1990)
- Eliud MartĂnez, author of Voice Haunted Journey (1991)
- Elizabeth MartĂnez, author of 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures (1991)
- Max MartĂnez, author of Schooland (1988) and the collections The Adventures of the Chicano Kid and Other Stories (1982) and A Red Bikini Dream (1989)
- Hugo MartĂnez-Serros, author of the collection The Last Laugh and Other Stories (1988)
- RubĂ©n MartĂnez
- Bill Melendez
- Maria Cristina Mena
- Miguel MĂ©ndez
- Jim Mendiola
- Pat Mora
- CherrĂe Moraga, co-author of This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color and author of A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness
- Alejandro Morales, author of Old Faces and New Wine (1981), Death of an Anglo (1988), Reto en el Paraiso (1983), The Brick People (1988), and The Rag Doll Plagues (1991)
- Angela Morales, author of The Girls in My Town (2016)
- Alejandro MurguĂa
N-Râ»
- Julian Nava
- J. L. Navarro, author of the collection Blue Day on Main Street (1973)
- Josefina Niggli
- Daniel Olivas, author of The Courtship of MarĂa Rivera Peña, Crossing the Border: Collected Poems, and How to Date a Flying Mexican
- Berta Ornelas, author of Come Down from the Mound (1975)
- Sheila Ortiz Taylor, author of Spring Forward/Fall Back (1985)
- Miguel Antonio Otero
- Américo Paredes, author of With His Pistol in His Hand
- Joe Perez
- Cecile Piñeda
- Mary Helen Ponce, author of The Wedding (1989) and the collection Taking Control (1987)
- Estela Portillo Trambley (1936â1998), author of Trini (1986), the play The Day of the Swallows (1971) and the collection Rain of Scorpions and Other Writings (1975) for which she became the first woman to receive the Quinto Sol Literary Prize. She also held the President Chair in Creative Writing at UC Davis.
- Katherine Quintana Ranck, author of Portrait of Doña Elena (1983)
- Adriana E. RamĂrez, author of Dead Boys (2016)
- John Rechy
Nicolas Retana, author, "The Mexican Men Chronicles."
- Alberto RĂos
- Isabella RĂos, author of Victuum (1976)
- TomĂĄs Rivera, author of ...y no se lo tragĂł la tierra
- Alfredo RodrĂguez, author of Estas tierras (1983; Palabra Nueva prize winner)
- Joe RodrĂguez, author of Oddsplayer (1988)
- Luis J. Rodriguez
- Robert Rodriguez
- Richard Rodriguez
- Orlando Romero (author), author of Nambé-Year One (1976)
- MarĂa Amparo Ruiz de Burton
- Rudy Ruiz, author of Seven for the Revolution, The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez, and Valley of Shadows
- Pam Muñoz Ryan, author of Esperanza Rising
- Ricardo A Bracho
S-Zâ»
- Benjamin Alire SĂĄenz, author of Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club
- Floyd Salas
- Rubén Salazar
- RaĂșlrsalinas (RaĂșl R. Salinas), poet and author of Un trip through the mind jail y otras excursions (1980)
- Alex SĂĄnchez
- Erika SĂĄnchez, author and poet
- Ricardo SĂĄnchez, author of Canto y Grito Mi Liberacion (1973, 1995), Hechizospells (1976), and Amerikan Journeys::Jornadas Americanas (1994), among other titles.
- Ricardo Sanchez, author and United States Army general
- SaĂșl SĂĄnchez, author of the collection Hay Plesha Lichans to di Flac (i.e., "I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag") (1977)
- Hope Sandoval
- John Phillip Santos, author, journalist, and filmmaker
- Danzy Senna
- Shea Serrano
- Michelle Serros, author of Chicana Falsa and How to Be a Chicana Role Model.
- Beverly Silva, author of The Cat and Other Stories (1986)
- Adela Sloss Vento
- Roberto Solis
- Octavio Solis, award-winning playwright and director
- Gary Soto, author of Baseball in April: Stories and Buried Onions.
- Mario SuĂĄrez
- Luis Talamantez, poet and activist
- Joseph V. Torres-Metzgar, author of Below the Summit (1976)
- JesĂșs Salvador Treviño
- Marisela Treviño Orta
- Sergio Troncoso, author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, From This Wicked Patch of Dust and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays
- John Trudell, musician, author, poet and Political activist
- Sabine UlibarrĂ
- Jorge Ulica (a.k.a. Julio G. Arce), satirist, published his CrĂłnicas diabĂłlicas from 1916 to 1926
- Martin Guevara Urbina
- LuĂs Alberto Urrea, author of The Devil's Highway and Nobody's Son.
- Gina Valdés, author of There Are No Madmen Here (1981)
- Luis Valdez
- Richard Vasquez, author of Chicano (1970) and other novels
- Robert Vasquez, author of At the Rainbow (1995)
- FĂ©lix Varela
- Alfredo VĂ©a, Jr.
- Alma Luz Villanueva
- José Antonio Villarreal
- Victor Villaseñor
- Helena Maria Viramontes, author of Under the Feet of Jesus.
- Gwendolyn Zepeda
- Raquel Zepeda Fitzgerald, author of âThe Eye of Osirisâ and eleven other books.
See alsoâ»
- Chicano literature
- Chicano poetry
- Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
- Before Columbus Foundation
Referencesâ»
- ^ Marc Zimmerman, U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992.
- ^ "Fernando A. Flores". texasmonthly.com.
- ^ Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. "Ricardo Sanchez, 54, Poet Who Voiced Chicano Anger, Dies". nytimes.com.
External linksâ»
- Marc Zimmerman, U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992.
- Teresa McKenna, "Chicano Literature", in Redefining American Literary History, Ed. A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff and "Jerry W." Ward, MLA, 1990.