The Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Competition is a
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program of
Letras Latinas in collaboration with the
University of Notre Dame Press
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. Founded in 2004, the
Latino poetry
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competition seeks to publish the first collection of a promising
Latino-
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poet
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who has not previously
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a book of
poetry
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Honoring Andrés Montoya
The award is named in honor of
Andrés Montoya
Andrés Montoya (May 18, 1968 – May 26, 1999) was a Chicano poet.
Early life
Born on May 18, 1968, Montoya was the son of noted Chicano scholar, activist, and artist Malaquias Montoya and JoAnna Kerby. His father, Malaquias Montoya, teaches a ...
, a Chicano
poet
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. Montoya passed away from leukemia in 1999 before the publication of his book, ''The Iceworker Sings and Other Poems''. That collection would later go on to win the 1997
UC Irvine
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Chicano/Latino Literary Prize and the
before Columbus 2000
American Book Award
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.
Bilingual Press issued a second printing of the book in 2017. 2019 will mark the 20th anniversary since its publication.
Founder and Coordinator
In his role as director of
Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the Institute for Latino Studies at the
University of Notre Dame
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,
Francisco Aragón
Francisco Aragón is a Latino poet, editor and writer.
Life
Born in San Francisco, California, Aragón's parents migrated from Nicaragua in the 1950s. is a graduate of Archbishop Riordan High School. He studied at the University of California ...
founded the Prize in 2004 and serves as its coordinator.
Past winners
See also
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List of poetry awards
Major international awards
* Struga Poetry Evenings, Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
* Bridges of Struga (for a debuting author at Struga Poetry Evenings)
* Griffin Poetry Prize (The international prize)
* International Hippocrates Priz ...
References
External links
Information on the prizefrom the Institute of Latino Studies
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize
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Awards established in 2004
Awards honoring Hispanic and Latino Americans
Hispanic and Latino American literature
American poetry awards
2004 establishments in Indiana
Awards and prizes of the University of Notre Dame