Alma Luz Villanueva (born October 4, 1944 in Lompoc, California) is an American poet, short story writer, and novelist.

Contents

• 1 Life
• 2 Awards
• 3 Works
  • 3.1 Anthologies
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Life

Her Mexican grandfather edited a newspaper in Hermosillo, Mexico, and was a published poet. Her maternal grandmother, a Yaqui Indian curandera/healer (as was her mother) from Sonora, raised her in the Mission District of San Francisco.

She taught at University of California Santa Cruz, Cabrillo College, Naropa Ins*ute, Mesa College, University of California, San Diego, Stanford University, Pacific University, and Antioch University Los Angeles.She lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Awards

• 1989 American Book Award for the novel The Ultraviolet Sky
• PEN Oakland fiction award, 1994, for the novel Naked Ladies
• Latino Literature Prize, New York, 1994, for poetry, Planet
• The Best American Poetry, 1996, for poem, “Crazy Courage”
• 1976-1977 Chicano/Latino Literary Prize

Works

• Song of the Golden Scorpion. Wings Press. 2013. ISBN:978-1-60940-346-1
• Soft Chaos. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. 2009. ISBN:978-1-931010-37-5.
• Luna's California Poppies. Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe. 2002. ISBN:978-0-927534-99-4.
• Vida, poetry. Wings Press. May 2002. ISBN:978-0-930324-66-7.
• Desire. Bilingual Review Press. September 1998. ISBN:978-0-927534-76-5.
• Weeping Woman: La Llorona and Other Stories. Bilingual Press. 1994. ISBN:978-0-927534-38-3.
• Naked Ladies. Bilingual Review Press. January 1994. ISBN:978-0-927534-30-7.
• Planet with Mother, May I?. Bilingual Review Press. July 1993. ISBN:978-0-927534-17-8.
• The Ultraviolet Sky, republished with Doubleday, 1993. ISBN:0-385-42014-5
• The Ultraviolet Sky. Bilingual Review Press. June 1988. ISBN:978-0-916950-85-9.
• Life Span (Place of Herons Press, 1985)
• Blood Root (Blue Heron Press, 1977)

Anthologies

• Terry Beers, ed (2012). "Califlora, A Literary Field Guide." Excerpt from novel, "Luna's California Poppies." Heyday Books. ISBN:978-1-59714-161-1
• Robert Shapart, James Thomas, Ray Gonzalez, eds (2010). "Sudden Fiction Latino." Short story, from book, "Weeping Woman, La Llorona," "People of the Dog." W.W. Norton. ISBN:978-0-393-33645-0
• J. Sterling Warner, Judith Hillard, eds (2009). "Visions Across the Americas: Short Essays for Composition." Wadsworth Press. ISBN:978-1428263772
• Jose Gurpegui, ed (2009). Camino Real. Universidad de Alcala- Madrid, Spain. ISSN 1889-5611
• "Pembroke Magazine, Number 40" (University of North Carolina, 2008)
• Mary Frosch, ed. (2008). Coming of Age In The 21st Century. New Press. ISBN:978-1-59558-055-9. Story from "Weeping Woman, La Llorona."
• Stephanie Fetta, ed. (2008). "To Jesus Villanueva, with Love; I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid; There Were Times". The Chicano/Latino literary prize: an anthology of prize-winning fiction, poetry, and drama. Arte Publico Press. ISBN:978-1-55885-511-3.
• Cris K A DiMarco, ed. (2007). Solamente en San Miguel. Windstorm Creative. ISBN:978-1-59092-691-8.
• Susan Koppelman, ed (2003). Between Mothers and Daughters: Stories Across Generations. The Feminist Press. ISBN:978-1-55861-459-8
• J. Excerpt from novel, "Naked Ladies". H. Blair, ed. (2002). Caliente: The Best Erotic Writing in Latin American Fiction. Berkley Books. ISBN:978-0-425-18466-0.
• Rick Heide, ed. (2002). "La Llorana / Weeping Woman". Under the fifth sun: Latino literature from California. Heyday Books. p.:481. ISBN:978-1-890771-59-1. Alma Luz Villanueva.
• Constance Warloe, ed. (May 1, 2001). From Daughters and Sons To Fathers. Story Line Press. ISBN:978-1-58654-003-6.
• Neil Philip, ed. (2001). It's a Woman's World: A Century of Women's Voices in Poetry. Dutton. ISBN:9780525463283.
• Lauri Umansky; Michelle Plott, eds. (2000). "Blood Ties". Making Sense of Women's Lives: An Introduction to Women's Studies. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN:978-0-939693-53-5.
• Elizabeth Roberts; Elias Amidon, eds. (1999). Prayers For A Thousand years. HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN:978-0-06-066875-4.
• Burleigh Muten, ed (1999). Her Words: Anthology of Poetry About The Great Goddess. Shambhala. ISBN:978-1-57062-473-5
• Manuel de Jesús Hernández-Gutiérrez; David William Foster, eds. (1997). "Trust". Literatura chicana, 1965-1995: an anthology in Spanish, English, and Caló. Taylor & Francis. ISBN:978-0-8153-2077-7.
• Burleigh Muten, ed (1997). Return of The Great Goddess. Stewart, Tabori, Chang. ISBN:978-1556706080
• Constance Warloe, ed. (1997). I've Always Meant To Tell You, Letters To Our Mothers. Pocket Books. ISBN:978-0-671-56324-0.
• Adrienne Rich; David Lehman, eds. (1996). The Best American Poetry 1996. Scribner. ISBN:978-0-684-81455-1.
• Lillian Castillo-Speed, ed. (1995). Latina: Women's Voices from the Borderlands. New York: Touchstone Press. ISBN:978-0-684-80240-4.
• Roberta Fernández, ed. (1994). "An Act of creation; Trust; Indian Summer Ritual". In other words: literature by Latinas of the United States. Arte Publico Press. p.:247. ISBN:978-1-55885-110-8. Alma Luz Villanueva.
• Erica Bauermeister; Jesse Larsen; Holly Smith (1994). 500 Great Books by Women. Penguin Books. ISBN:978-0-14-017590-5.
• Annie Finch, ed. (1994). A Formal Feeling Comes. Story Line Press. ISBN:978-0-934257-98-5.
• Unsettling America. Penguin Books. 1994. ISBN:978-0-670-85170-6. (reprint 2008)
• Ray González, ed. (1992). Mirrors Beneath The Earth. Curbstone Press. ISBN:978-1-880684-02-3.
• Janine Canan, ed (1989). She Rises Like The Sun: Invocations of the Goddess by Contemporary American Women. Crossing Press. ISBN:978-0-89594-353-8
• Alfonso Rodríguez; Santiago Daydí-Tolson, eds. (1985). Five Poets of Aztlan, Epic poem, "La Chingada.". Bilingual Press. ISBN:978-0-916950-41-5.
• Florence Howe; Ellen B*, eds. (1973). No More Masks!. Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Press. ISBN:978-0-385-02553-9. (reprint HarperPerennial, August 1993, ISBN:0-06-096517-7)

References

External links

• Official website
• Author's blog on Blogspot
• POETRY: ALMA LUZ VILLANUEVA
• mandalapress.com blog
• Alma Luz Villanueva
• Deborah L. Madsen (2000). "Alma Luz Villanueva". Understanding contemporary Chicana literature. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN:978-1-57003-379-7.
• Edward F. Stanton, ed. (2003). Contemporary Hispanic quotations. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN:978-0-313-31464-3.