SANDRA CISNEROS is a poet, short story writer, novelist and
essayist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her
numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction,
the Texas Medal of the Arts, a MacArthur Fellowship, several
honorary doctorates and national and international book awards,
including Chicago’s Fifth Star Award, the PEN Center USA Literary
Award, and the National Medal of the Arts awarded to her by
President Obama in 2016. Most recently, she received the Ford
Foundation’s Art of Change Fellowship, was recognized among The
Frederick Douglass 200, and was awarded the PEN/Nabokov Award for
Achievement in International Literature.
Her classic, coming-of-age novel, The House on Mango Street, has
sold over six million copies, has been translated into over twenty
languages, and is required reading in elementary, high school, and
universities across the nation.
In addition to her writing, Cisneros has fostered the careers of
many aspiring and emerging writers through two non-profits she
founded: the Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral
Foundation. She is also the organizer of Los MacArturos, Latino
MacArthur fellows who are community activists. Her literary papers
are preserved in Texas at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State
University.
Sandra Cisneros is a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico
and earns her living by her pen. She currently lives in San Miguel
de Allende.
Praise for Sandra Cisneros:
“Not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one.” —The
New York Times Book Review
“All poets would do well to follow the example of Sandra Cisneros,
who takes no prisoners and has not made a single compromise in her
language.” — Barbara Kingsolver, Los Angeles Times
“Cisneros is a writer for all people.” —USA Today
“A writer of power and eloquence and great lyrical beauty.” —The
Washington Post Book World
“[Cisneros’] work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful. It is rich with
music and picture.” — Gwendolyn Brooks
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