Daniel Chacón (writer)
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Fresno, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, educator |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | California State University, Fresno (BA) University of Oregon (MFA) |
Genres | Fiction, Chicano literature |
Notable awards | American Book Awards Hudson Prize PEN Oakland Award |
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Daniel Chacón (born 1962) is a Chicano short story writer, novelist, essayist, editor, professor, and radio host based in El Paso, Texas.[1] He chairs the University of Texas, El Paso's creative writing graduate program, the country's only bilingual MFA program.[2] He founded the Chicano Writers and Artists Association with Fresno State classmate and close friend Andrés Montoya in 1985.[3][4][5]