Oscar Casares
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| Oscar Casares | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1964 Brownsville, Texas |
| Occupation | Author, Professor of Creative Writing |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Mexican-American |
Oscar Casares (born May 7, 1964) is an American writer and an associate professor of creative writing.[1] He is the author of Brownsville: Stories and Amigoland. Casares teaches at the University of Texas at Austin where he is director of the Creative Writing Program.[2]
Honors
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (2006)
- James A. Michener Award, Copernicus Society of America, Iowa Writers' Workshop (2002)[3]
- Dobie Paisano Fellowship, Texas Institute of Letters, University of Texas (2002)[4]
Bibliography
Books
- Amigoland (August 10, 2009) ISBN 0316159697
- Brownsville: Stories (March 6, 2003) ISBN 0316146803
Selected Essays
- "Imaginary Friends," Texas Monthly, December 2010[5]
- "The Departed," Texas Monthly, April 2010[6]
- "You Must Read This: The Burning Plain," National Public Radio, October 2009[7]
- "Grass Roots," Texas Monthly, December 2008[8]
- "Ready for Some Futbol?", Texas Monthly, November 2006[9]
- "In the Year 1974", Texas Monthly, March 2005 [10]
- "Crossing the Border Without Losing Your Past," New York Times, September 2003[11]
References
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