hispanic american authors

This collection holds 42 audition pieces, all written by playwrights who identify as Latino.

Presents a selection of poems, short stories, novel excerpts, memoirs, and other writings by Latino authors in the United States, grouped by theme, with biographical introductions, and vocabulary notes.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career profiles of over 150 Latino Americans from throughout history who have excelled as writers and journalists, and includes photographs and further reading resources.

Provides brief biographies of ten Hispanic American authors, discussing how each of them broke through racial barriers to become successful writers.