Sandra Cisneros
Sandra Cisneros was born on December 20th, 1954 and is currently 70 years old. Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Cisneros attended Loyola University Chicago where she received a B.A. and the University of Iowa where she received an M.F.A.
Sandra Cisneros is the author of the Sandra Cisneros Collections series which currently consists of 6 novels. The Sandra Cisneros Collections series started in 1987 with the novel My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems. The most recently released novel in the Sandra Cisneros Collections series was Woman Without Shame: Poems which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Sandra Cisneros Collections series.
Sandra was the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship in 1995 for giving a voice to working-class Latino and Latina life in the United States through her writing.
Sandra has worked as an arts administrator, a college recruiter, a teacher, and a counselor for high school dropouts in addition to serving as a visiting professor at a number of universities, including the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley.
Sandra Cisneros: Awards & Accolades
Sandra Cisneros won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, in 2023.
Sandra Cisneros books have been nominated for multiple awards, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1991. Woman Without Shame: Poems was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Poetry, in 2022.
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Sandra Cisneros: F.A.Q
When was Sandra Cisneros Born? How old is Sandra Cisneros?
Sandra Cisneros was born on December 20th, 1954. Sandra Cisneros is currently 70 years old.
Where was Sandra Cisneros Born?
Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA and is American.
What awards has Sandra Cisneros won?
Sandra Cisneros has won the following awards: Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2023).
What was the first book Sandra Cisneros wrote?
The first book written by Sandra Cisneros was The House on Mango Street, published in 1984.
What was the most recent book Sandra Cisneros wrote?
Her most recently released work was Woman Without Shame: Poems on September 13th, 2022.
Will there be any more books by Sandra Cisneros?
Sandra Cisneros does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Sandra Cisneros written?
Sandra Cisneros has written 16 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 Standalone Novels, 2 books in the Picture Books, 1 book in the Chapter Books, 6 books in the Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series, 1 book in the Teaching for Social Justice Series.