Oscar Mancinas

Poet, Fiction Writer

Author's Bio

Oscar Mancinas is Rarámuri-Chicano poet, author, teacher, and organizer.  He’s a proud resident of Mesa, Arizona’s
Washington-Escobedo Neighborhood. Find more of his work and contact him at:
https://oscarmancinas.wordpress.com/

Education: 
Emerson College Creative Writing MFA MFA

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
A Night of Screams: Latino Horror Stories (Arte Público Press, 2023)
Book:
To Live and Die in El Valle (Arte Público Press, 2020)

Poetry

Book:
des___: papeles, palabras, & poems from the desert (Tolsun Books, 2022)
Chapbooks:
Jaula (Gasher Press, 2020)
,
Roto: A Mex-Tape (Rinky Dink Press, 2020)
Prizes won: 

Border Regional Library Association Southwest Book Award (2021): To Live and Die in El Valle; 

Border Regional Library Association Southwest Book Award (2023): des___: papeles, palabras, & poems from the desert; 

Mesa Book Festival Priscilla White Poetry Award (2023): des___: papeles, palabras, & poems from the desert; 

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Latino/Latina/Latinx, Mexican
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
Mesa, AZ
Arizona
Raised in: 
Mesa, AZ
Arizona
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Last update: Mar 22, 2024