This year the Luis Leal Award for distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature is awarded to Tim Z. Hernández!

Hernández is an exciting new writer but already with national and international recognition.  His novels and poetry concern Mexican Americans in the San Joaquin Valley.  

The award ceremony is scheduled:
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
4pm-5pm
McCune Conference Room 6020 HSSB

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact Professor Mario T. Garcia:
garcia@history.ucsb.edu
(805)893-4074