Carmen Tafolla, PH.D.

Carmen Tafolla is a professor and a writer in residence for Children's, Youth & Transformative Literature at the University of Texas-San Antonio. She is the author of more than 20 books, including Curandera , The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans , Rebozos , Sonnets and Salsa , and Tamales, Comadres, and the Meaning of Civilization , and the recipient of numerous literary honors, including the Am�ricas Award, the Art of Peace Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Award, two Tom�s Rivera Mexican...See more

Carmen Tafolla is a professor and a writer in residence for Children's, Youth & Transformative Literature at the University of Texas-San Antonio. She is the author of more than 20 books, including Curandera , The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans , Rebozos , Sonnets and Salsa , and Tamales, Comadres, and the Meaning of Civilization , and the recipient of numerous literary honors, including the Am�ricas Award, the Art of Peace Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Award, two Tom�s Rivera Mexican-American Book Awards, and two International Latino Book Awards. She is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, was named the first poet laureate of San Antonio and was appointed the 2015-2016 Texas State Poet Laureate by the 84th Texas Legislature. She lives in San Antonio, Texas. See less