Oscar Cásares

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Oscar Cásares (born May 7, 1964) is an American writer and associate professor of creative writing.[1] He is the author of Brownsville: Stories, Amigoland, and Where We Come From. Cásares teaches at the University of Texas at Austin where he is director of the Creative Writing Program.[2]

Born (1964-05-07) May 7, 1964 (age 62)
Brownsville, Texas
OccupationAuthor, Professor of Creative Writing
LanguageEnglish
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Oscar Cásares
Cásares at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Cásares at the 2019 Texas Book Festival
Born (1964-05-07) May 7, 1964 (age 62)
Brownsville, Texas
OccupationAuthor, Professor of Creative Writing
LanguageEnglish
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Honors

  • Guggenheim Fellowship (2020)[3]
  • National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (2006)
  • James A. Michener Award, Copernicus Society of America, Iowa Writers' Workshop (2002)[4]
  • Dobie Paisano Fellowship, Texas Institute of Letters, University of Texas (2002)[5]

Bibliography

Books

  • Where We Come From (May 21, 2019) ISBN 978-0525655435
  • Amigoland (August 10, 2009) ISBN 0316159697
  • Brownsville: Stories (March 6, 2003) ISBN 0316146803

Selected Essays

  • "Imaginary Friends," Texas Monthly, December 2010[6]
  • "The Departed," Texas Monthly, April 2010[7]
  • "You Must Read This: The Burning Plain," National Public Radio, October 2009[8]
  • "Grass Roots," Texas Monthly, December 2008[9]
  • "Ready for Some Futbol?", Texas Monthly, November 2006[10]
  • "In the Year 1974", Texas Monthly, March 2005 [11]
  • "Crossing the Border Without Losing Your Past," New York Times, September 2003[12]

References

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