Oscar Casares
For the painter, see Oscar Casares (painter).
| 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
- ↑ Smith, Evan (December 23, 2004). "Novelist Oscar Casares". Texas Monthly.
- ↑ "Distinguished alumni announced". The Brownsville Herald. August 11, 2011.
- ↑ Wizda Vane, Sharyn (March 2, 2003). "The stories of his life". Austin American-Statesman.
- ↑ Badgley, Shawn (June 14, 2002). "The 2002-03 Dobie Paisano Fellows". Austin Chronicle.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar (December 2010). "Imaginary Friends". Texas Monthly.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar (April 2010). "The Departed". Texas Monthly.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar (October 15, 2009). "A Wild, 'Burning' Journey Back To Old Mexico". NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar (December 2008). "Grass Roots". Texas Monthly.
- ↑ Oscar, Casares (November 2006). "Ready for some futbol?". Texas Monthly (November 2006): 130–142. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar. "In the year 1974". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ Casares, Oscar (September 16, 2003). "Crossing the Border Without Losing the Past". New York Times. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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