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Nicolás Kanellos (born January 31, 1945, in New York City, New York) is founder and director of Arte Público Press,[1] the oldest and largest Hispanic publishing house, as well as Revista Chicana-Riqueña, the first Hispanic literary magazine which later became The Amerícas Review. He is the Brown Foundation professor of Hispanic studies at the University of Houston.[2]

Biography

Nicolás Kanellos was born on January 31, 1945, in New York City, New York, to Puerto Rican and Greek parents.[3] He grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, near a commercial book bindery. His aunt, Providencia Garcia, developed the Latin division of one of the largest Latin music publishers in the world, and was a significant influence on him.

Kanellos earned a B.A. in Spanish literature in 1966 from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an M.A. in Romance languages from UT Austin in 1968 before earning his doctorate in 1974[4] in Austin as well. He taught Hispanic literature at Indiana University from 1971 until 1979, when he began teaching at the University of Houston and founded Arte Publico Press. Since its founding Arte Público Press has published over 600 books.[5] While in Indiana he founded Revista Chicana-Riqueña with Luis Davila in 1972.

Awards[6]

  • 2016, Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica[7]
  • 2014, Enrique Anderson Imbert, North American Academy of the Spanish Language[8]
  • 1996, Denali Press Award, American Library Association
  • 1989, American Book Award (publisher-editor)
  • 1988, White House Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature[9]
  • 1986–1987, Ford Foundation Fellow[10]
  • 1979, Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines
  • 1979, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow
  • 1976, Eli Lilly Foundation Fellow
  • 1969–1970, Gulbenkian Foundation Fellow

Selected publications

  • Kanellos, Nicolás (2011). Hispanic Immigrant Literature: El Sueño del Retorno, University of Texas Press, ISBN 978-0-292-74394-6
  • Kanellos, Nicolás (2001). Herencia: The Anthology of Hispanic Literature of the United States, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195138252
  • Kanellos, Nicolás (1999). Nochebuena: Hispanic American Christmas Stories, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0756778606

References

  1. ^ "Founder of Arte Público Press highlights works by Latino authors – HoustonChronicle.com". www.houstonchronicle.com. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. ^ "Nicolas Kanellos, Ph.D." ssl.uh.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. ^ "Kanellos, Nicolás: 1945— | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  4. ^ "Houston's Arte Público Press Gets a 40th Birthday Present". Texas Monthly. 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ^ Bishop, Amy (2016-02-08). "Houston-Based Book Publisher Celebrates A Milestone". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ^ Kanellos, Nicolas (2008). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 604. ISBN 978-0-313-33972-1.
  7. ^ "Nicolás Kanellos, director of Arte Público Press, to receive honor from Spain". Houston Chronicle. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  8. ^ "Enrique R. Lamadrid wins ANLE's 2019 "Enrique Anderson Imbert" national prize". UNM Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  9. ^ Puga, Kristina (2013-10-28). "How one man is putting Latino literature on the map". NBC Latino. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  10. ^ "Kanellos, Nicolás: 1945— | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Kanellos