Denise Elia Chavez was born on August 15,1948 and is a Chicana author, playwright, and stage director.
10 Facts About Denise Chavez
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Denise Chavez has taught classes at New Mexico State University.
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Denise Chavez received her Bachelor's from NMSU in 1971 and master's degrees in Theater from Trinity University in 1974.
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Denise Chavez taught creative writing at New Mexico State University, New Mexico Community College and at the University of Houston.
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Denise Chavez has received various awards, including the American Book Award in 1995, New Mexico Governor's Award in Literature in 1995, the Premio Aztlan Literary Prize, the Mesilla Valley Author of the Year Award, and the 2003 Hispanic Heritage Award for Literature.
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Denise Chavez earned the Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Bartlett Re Peace Prize from the University of New Mexico in 2016.
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Denise Chavez serves on the editorial advisory board of the Latin American and Latinx literature, philosophy, and arts journal Chasqui.
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Denise Chavez says that when she is creating new work, she writes in whatever language she is "in the mood to write in," using either English or Spanish.
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In 1986, Denise Chavez published her first collection of short stories, The Last of the Menu Girls.
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Denise Chavez has written plays in both English and Spanish which have been performed in both Europe and the United States.