Lannan Readings & Conversations
Denise Chavez
with Sandra CisnerosThursday October 11 2001
Reading, October 11, 2001
Conversation, October 11, 2001
Downloadable Podcast of this event is available
Denise Chavez is a novelist, playwright, actress, director, and teacher. A native of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Ms. Chavez still lives in the house where she was raised. A recipient of the 1995 Governor's Award in Literature, her books include Face of an Angel and The Last of the Menu Girls. During her residency, Ms. Chavez worked on a novel entitled The King and Queen of Comezon that addresses the complex issues of the Mexican-American border.
Sandra Cisneros is the author of the books The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, and Loose Women. Ms. Cisneros received a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction in 1991.
