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or:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize supports the publication of a first full-length book of poems by a Latinx poet residing in the United States. Established in 2004 by Letras Latinas at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, the prize is now administered by the Huizache Literary Initiative at UC Davis.</p><p id="u5432-3" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5432-5" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">The winning poet will receive $1000 from the Huizache Literary Initiative and a contract from University of Nevada Press as part of its New Oeste Series. Upon publication of the winning book, the Huizache Literary Initiative will extend an invitation to both the winner and the judge to give a joint reading at UC Davis. In addition, Letras Latinas will extend an invitation to the winner to present their work at the University of Notre Dame.</p><p id="u5432-6" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px"> </p><p id="u5432-8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px">The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize is awarded every other year. There is no entry fee. Submissions will open on November 1, 2023.</p><p id="u5432-9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px"> </p><p id="u5432-11" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px">The deadline is February 16, 2024</p><p id="u5432-12" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px"> </p><p id="u5432-14" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px">Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera</p></div><a class="nonblock nontext Button rounded-corners clearfix colelem" id="buttonu6645" href="https://huizache.submittable.com/submit" style="padding:0px 0px 12px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(120,120,120);background-repeat:no-repeat;display:block;float:left;clear:both;color:black;background-color:rgb(134,163,124);border-radius:10px;width:157.5px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div class="clearfix grpelem" id="u6646-4" style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;min-height:23px;text-align:center;line-height:28px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:23px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:115.390625px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">SUBMIT</p></div></a><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5435-4" style="margin:20px 0px 0px 18.515625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:35px;line-height:25px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:20px;color:rgb(241,90,36);font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:279.578125px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">ABOUT THE ANDRÉS MONTOYA POETRY PRIZE</p></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5438-118" style="margin:17px 0px 0px 19.390625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:1589px;letter-spacing:1px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:282.109375px;font-size:14px"><p id="u5438-9" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:19px;line-height:23px">The<span id="u5438-2" style="color:rgb(134,163,124)"> </span>Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize was created in 2004 by Letras Latinas, the literary initiative of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame to honor Montoya and his work. Founding coordinator Francisco Aragón wrote about the formation of the prize in 2007 on the <a class="nonblock" href="http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/letras-latinas-announcment.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-5">Letras Latinas blog</span></a>.</p><p id="u5438-10" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-12" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Created at a time when publishing opportunities for Latinx poets were few, the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize established itself as a key outlet for emerging Latinx poets. Winners have reflected a broad range of backgrounds and aesthetic styles and have gone on to prolific and decorated careers. Judges of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize have included the most prominent voices in Latinx literature, including current U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, National Book Award winner Martín Espada, and foundational poets such as Francisco X. Alarcón and Rhina P. Espaillat. The judge for the upcoming prize will be Juan Felipe Herrera, former California and U.S. Poet Laureate as well as one of Andrés’s mentors.</p><p id="u5438-13" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-15" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">The prize provides a space for artists who, while part of the largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, are also increasingly diverse in their modes of literary expression. The prize, therefore, does not privilege any particular style, subject matter, or aesthetic.</p><p id="u5438-16" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-18" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Click winner's name to learn more:</p><p id="u5438-19" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-21" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2004</p><p id="u5438-25" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sheryl-luna" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-22">SHERYL LUNA</span></a></p><p id="u5438-27" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Robert Vazquez</p><p id="u5438-28" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-30" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2006</p><p id="u5438-34" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://www.gabegomez.com/poetry.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-31">GABRIEL GOMEZ</span></a></p><p id="u5438-36" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Valerie Martínez</p><p id="u5438-37" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-39" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2008</p><p id="u5438-43" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/paul-martinez-pompa" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-40">PAUL MARTÍNEZ POMPA</span></a></p><p id="u5438-45" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Martín Espada</p><p id="u5438-46" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-48" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2010</p><p id="u5438-52" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://emmatrelles.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-49">EMMA TRELLES</span></a></p><p id="u5438-54" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Silvia Curbelo</p><p id="u5438-55" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-57" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2012</p><p id="u5438-61" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://www.laurieannguerrero.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-58">LAURIE ANN GUERRERO</span></a></p><p id="u5438-63" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Francisco X. Alarcón</p><p id="u5438-64" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-66" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2014</p><p id="u5438-70" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="https://www.davidcampos.me/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-67">DAVID CAMPOS</span></a></p><p id="u5438-72" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Rhina P. Espaillat</p><p id="u5438-73" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-75" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2016</p><p id="u5438-79" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://www.feliciazamora.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-76">FELICIA ZAMORA</span></a></p><p id="u5438-81" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Edwin Torres</p><p id="u5438-82" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-84" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2018</p><p id="u5438-88" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/ada-limon-selects-inheritance-of.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-85">HEIDI ANDREA</span></a></p><p id="u5438-92" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/ada-limon-selects-inheritance-of.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-89">RESTREPO RHODES</span></a></p><p id="u5438-94" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by Ada Limón</p><p id="u5438-95" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-97" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">Winner 2020</p><p id="u5438-101" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/darrel-alejandro-holnes-wins-andres.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-98">DARREL ALEJANDRO HOLNES</span></a></p><p id="u5438-103" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px">selected by John Murillo</p><p id="u5438-104" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;line-height:24px"> </p><p id="u5438-106" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;text-align:justify;line-height:24px">Winner 2022</p><p id="u5438-110" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:22px;text-align:justify;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px"><a class="nonblock" href="https://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/andres-montoya-poetry-prize-winner.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit"><span id="u5438-107">JORDAN PÉREZ</span></a></p><p id="u5438-112" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;text-align:justify;line-height:24px">selected by</p><p id="u5438-114" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;text-align:justify;line-height:24px">Alexandra Lytton Regalado</p><p id="u5438-116" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px;font-size:20px;text-align:justify;line-height:24px">and Sheila Maldonado</p></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5441" style="margin:33px 0px 0px 58.96875px;padding:0px 0px 107px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;background-color:rgb(219,178,127);width:201.265625px;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a class="nonblock nontext clearfix grpelem" id="u5442-9" href="http://latinostudies.nd.edu/institute-initiatives/letras-latinas/andres-montoya-poetry-prize/" target="_blank" style="padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:block;float:left;color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:90px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:24px;font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:200.4375px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">2024 Prize will open soon for submissions</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">Deadline: February 16, 2024</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px"> </p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">Judge: Juan Felipe Herrera</p></a></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5447-6" style="margin:25px 0px 0px 19.390625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:35px;line-height:25px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:20px;color:rgb(241,90,36);font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:282.109375px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">ANDRÉS MONTOYA CREATIVE WRITING SCHOLARSHIP</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">FRESNO STATE</p></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5450-5" style="margin:17px 0px 0px 19.390625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:148px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px;line-height:24px;font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:282.109375px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px"><span id="u5450">The Andres Montoya Memorial Creative Writing Scholarships are awarded annually by the Montoya family through the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing and the Fresno State Foundation. </span>Two scholarships (one at the undergraduate and one at the graduate level) of $500 are awarded each fall to students who demonstrate significant interest in Chicano culture and/or history and who are pursuing a career in the field of creative writing. Recipients must be enrolled at California State University, Fresno during the award year. Selections are based on talent and financial need.</p></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5451-4" style="margin:17px 0px 0px 19.390625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:79px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px;line-height:24px;font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:282.109375px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px">Past winners have published widely. Click the names below to learn more about these writers.</p></div><div class="clearfix colelem" id="u5452-88" style="margin:13px 0px 0px 19.390625px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;float:left;clear:both;min-height:352px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px;line-height:24px;font-family:Times,"Times New Roman",Georgia,serif;width:282.109375px"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;max-height:1000000px"><a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2023/06/23/andres-montoya-prizes-2023/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">David R. Carrasco Gomez</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2023/06/23/andres-montoya-prizes-2023/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2022/06/02/andres-montoya-prizes-2022/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Victoria Monsivaiz</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/andres-montoya-prizes-2021/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Aidan Castro</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://mariahdbosch.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Mariah Bosch</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2020/06/24/andres-montoya-prizes-2020/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Michael Cantú</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="http://www.acentosreview.com/May2019/kirk-alvaro-lua.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Kirk Alvaro Lua</a>, Carolina Mata, Javier Lopez, Alexandra Carrillo,  Arthur Morales, Christina Legler, Tatiana Gómez, <a class="nonblock" href="http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2016/11/22/u-s-poet-laureate-calls-late-instructor-soulful-brilliant-poet/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Mireyda Barraza Martinez</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://tinderboxpoetry.com/the-alamo" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">J.J. Hernandez</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://fresnostatemfa.wordpress.com/2017/05/23/video-reading-jackie-huertaz/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Jackie Huertaz</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://twitter.com/chuckown?lang=en" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Teresa S. Chacón</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="http://www.drunkmonkeys.us/fiction/2016/7/1/short-story-marketplace-children-jessica-santillan" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Jessica Santillan</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://stevensanchezpoetry.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Steven Sanchez</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://cynthiaguardado.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Cynthia Guardado</a>, Alejandro Lara, Alvaro Huerta, Mario Rosado, Erin L. Álvarez, <a class="nonblock" href="http://davidcampos.co/index.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">David Campos</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://pankmagazine.com/piece/two-poems-88/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Juan Luis Guzmán</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="http://www.nuestrotiempo.net/artists/james_espinoza_poet" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">James Espinoza</a>, Emily Tallman, Nancy Hernandez, Irene de la Vega, <a class="nonblock" href="https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/michael-luis-medrano" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Michael Luis Medrano</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="https://www.marisolbaca.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Marisol Baca</a>, Marie Chan, <a class="nonblock" href="https://www.turningpointbooks.com/chacon.html" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">Kenneth R. Chacón</a>, <a class="nonblock" href="http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2013/04/22/alum-james-tyner-named-fresnos-first-poet-laureate/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;color:rgb(134,163,124);text-decoration:inherit">James Pablo Tyner</a>, Cecile Lopez</p></div><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, </i></font><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Distinguished Professor of </i><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Creative Writing</i></div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif">**She/her & </font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Surname is Hedge Coke, no hyphen**</span></div></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="1"><i><br></i></font></div><div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i>     Weird Times, Be Kind</i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><i><br></i></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/allisonh" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Allison Adelle Hedge Coke</a></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Director, </span><a href="http://writersweek.ucr.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Writers Week 2021, 2022</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">, Co-Director in Spring 2023 </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Director, Medical Health and Humanities DE, UCR School of Medicine</div></i></font><div><i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Director, </i><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Along the Chaparral, Sandhill Crane Fest</i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity (SEHE), affiliated faculty</i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Summer sessions are anticipated, check Banner classes for offerings</i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i><br></i></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><i>author/editor of 18 books–m</i></font><i style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font color="#222222">ost recent release, a National Book Award Finalist, winner of an Emory Elliot Book Award, Finalist for the Firecracker Award and ASLE Book Award</font></i><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"> </span></div><font face="georgia, serif"><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://coffeehousepress.org/collections/shop/products/look-at-this-blue" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Look at This Blue </a></i></div><div><br></div><div><a href="mailto:allisonh@ucr.edu" target="_blank">allisonh@ucr.edu</a></div><div><a href="mailto:allisonh@medsch.ucr.edu" target="_blank">allisonh@medsch.ucr.edu</a></div></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="georgia, serif">(909) 848-3803 messages - VM/text</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>