Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya with Mary Helen Lagasse - 2004 Winner - - Rudolfo Anaya, Teresa Marquez with Reyna Grande - 2006 Winner

The Premio Aztlán Literary Award is a national literary award, established to encourage and reward emerging Chicana and Chicano authors. Renowned author, Rudolfo Anaya and his wife, Patricia, founded Premio Aztlán in 1993. The prize was reestablished in their honor in 2004 by the University of New Mexico Libraries.

The competition is open to Chicana/o writers who have published a work of fiction within the calendar year of the competition and whose publications do not exceed more than two books. The winner of the prize will be awarded $1,000, and an invitation to give a lecture at an award ceremony, to be held at the University of New Mexico in April of the next year.

Please see our SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES for entry. Submissions are to be mailed to the following address by December 31st of the competition year to:

Premio Aztlán Literary Prize
University Libraries, Dean’s Office
MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131