The International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) are annual awards given to authors, translators, and illustrators for books written in

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, or

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. Founded in 1997, the ILBA is listed as a

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...

headquartered in

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. The awards are produced b
Empowering Latino Futures
formerly Latino Literacy Now, an organization co-founded by

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...

, Kirk Whisler, and

REFORMA REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, more commonly known as REFORMA, is an affiliate of the American Library Association formed in 1971 to promote library services to Lati ...

, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, affiliated to the ALA (

American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members a ...

). Other organizations associated with the ILBA includ
Las Comadres para Las AmericasReformaLos Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles Community College DistrictAmerican Library AssociationHispanic Heritage Literature OrganizationEl Latino San DiegoEducation Begins in the Home
International Society of Latino Authors, and the Latino 247 Media Group. Awards from more than 100 categories are given out, each with gold, silver, and bronze divisions, as well as honorable mentions. Each entrant must pay a fee of $90 to be considered for awards. More than 200 judges are assigned to judge the awards. The names of the judges are not revealed.

Past Award Winners

Rodolfo Acuña Rodolfo "Rudy" Francisco Acuña, Ph.D., (born May 18, 1932) is an American historian, professor emeritus at California State University, Northridge, and a scholar of Chicano studies. He authored the 1972 book ''Occupied America: A History of Chi ...

Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

Rudolfo Anaya Rudolfo Anaya (October 30, 1937June 28, 2020) was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel ''Bless Me, Ultima'', Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. The themes and cultural references of ...

* Joseph Cassara *

Daína Chaviano Daína Chaviano () (born 19 February 1957, Havana)Profile
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Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho de Souza (, ; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His novel ''The Alchemist'' became an international best-seller and he has published 28 more books ...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

Oscar Hijuelos Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist. Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' ...

Alejandro L. Madrid Alejandro Luis Madrid-González (born August 25, 1968) is an American music scholar, cultural theorist, and professor, whose research focuses on Latino and Latin American musics and sound practices. He is professor of musicology and ethnomusicolog ...

Demetria Martinez Demetria Martinez is an American activist, poet, and novelist. Early life She was born on July 10, 1960, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is a graduate of Princeton University with BA from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International A ...

* Eduardo Moga *

Pablo Neruda Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...

* Ana Nogales * Victor Paz Otero *

Rudy Ruiz Rudy Ruiz is a writer, advocate, and social entrepreneur. Ruiz is known for writing ''The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez'' and ''Valley of Shadows'', magical realism novels which received critical acclaim and literary awards. In 2014, Ruiz auth ...

* Alberto Sanchez Alvarez *

Nery Santos Gómez Nery Santos Gómez (Caracas, Venezuela, 1967) is a Venezuelan-American author. Biography Nery Santos Gómez was born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 21, 1967. She currently holds a degree in Industrial Relations from the Andrés Bello Catholi ...

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

* Antonieta Villamil

References

External links

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"2014 International Latino Book Awards Finalists Announced"
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