Teacher: Johan A. Vásquez

9B #1

VI Bimonthly Period Project

_. Mora was born in El Paso Texas, January 19th, 1942. She writes on many topics such as poetry, children’s

books, and nonfiction writing. She taught in the university of New Mexico as an distinguished visiting

professor. Mora also was a museum director and consultant for US-Mexico youth exchanges. She’s received two degrees. She got a BA from Texas Western College in 1963 and got an MA from the

University of Texas, El Paso in 1967.She spends most of her time writing and traveling to schools and other

events to teach young writers. She travels around there inspiring young writers and every once in a while

traveling to other schools in the US teaching them about writing to. She is now retired and lives peacefully in

Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cincinnati, Ohio.

  Published Works:

1. Confetti: Poems for Children, 1999

2. My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults, 1984-1999

3. Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints, 1997

4. Agua Santa: Holy Water, 1995

5. Communion, 1991

6. Borders, 1986

7. Chants, 1984

Nationality: American. Born: Mayfield, Kentucky, 1940. Education: The University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1958-62, B.A. 1962; State University of New York, Binghamton, M.A. 1966; University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1972. Career: Writer, Mayfield Messenger, 1960, and Ideal Publishers, New York; contributor to numerous magazines including Movie Star, Movie Life, and T.V. Star Parade, 1962-63; assistant professor of English, Mansfield State College, Pennsylvania, 1972-79. Since 1980, contributor to The New Yorker. Awards: Hemingway award, 1983; National Endowment award, 1983; Pennsylvania Arts Council grant, 1983, 1989; Guggenheim fellowship, 1984. Agent: Amanda Urban, International Creative Management, 40 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.

PUBLICATIONS

• Novels:• In Country. New York, Harper, 1985; London, Chatto and Windus, 1986.• Spence + Lila. New York, Harper, 1988; London, Chatto and Windus, 1989.• Feather Crowns. New York, Harper, and London, Chatto and Windus, 1993.

• Short Stories• Shiloh and Other Stories. New York, Harper, 1982; London, Chatto and

Windus, 1985.• Love Life. New York, Harper, and London, Chatto and Windus, 1989.• Midnight Magic: Selected Stories of Bobbie Ann Mason. Hopewell, New

Jersey, Ecco Press, 1998.

• Uncollected Short Story• "With Jazz," in New Yorker, 26 February 1990.