Hinojosa, Rolando

Contemporary Chicano writer, having written at least 16 novels or collections of short stories, dozens of poems published in every major Chicano creative writing journal, and dozens of critical works on Chicano literature.

From the description of Rolando Hinojosa Smith papers, circa 1981-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863185

Novelist, poet, and educator Rolando R. Hinojosa-Smith was born January 21, 1929, in Mercedes, Texas.

Known for a series of novels set in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas; won Quinto Sol Award for Literature in 1972 for Estampas del Valle y otras obras, and the Premio Casa de las Américas in 1976 for his Klail City y sus alrededores. Received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1969; professor of creative writing and director of Texas Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.

From the description of Rolando Hinojosa-Smith papers, 1970- (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22945935