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Language
  
English

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Oscar Casares

Ethnicity
  
Mexican-American

Nationality
  
American


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Born
  
May 7, 1964 (age 59) Brownsville, Texas (
1964-05-07
)

Occupation
  
Author, Professor of Creative Writing

Education
  
University of Texas at Austin

Books
  
Amigoland, Brownsville: Stories

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Oscar Casares (born May 7, 1964) is an American writer and an associate professor of creative writing. He is the author of Brownsville: Stories and Amigoland. Casares teaches at the University of Texas at Austin where he is director of the Creative Writing Program.

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Honors

Oscar Casares An Interview with Oscar Casares Acclaimed Writer and

  • National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (2006)
  • James A. Michener Award, Copernicus Society of America, Iowa Writers' Workshop (2002)
  • Dobie Paisano Fellowship, Texas Institute of Letters, University of Texas (2002)
  • References

    Oscar Casares Wikipedia