Tucson Festival of Books

Daniel A. Olivas (he/him/his)



Susan Formaker

Daniel Olivas is the author of 12 books, including "Chicano Frankenstein" and "My Chicano Heart."  Widely anthologized, he has written on literature and culture for The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, Zocálo, Latino Book Review, and Alta Journal. Olivas earned his degree in English literature from Stanford and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is a senior attorney with the California Department of Justice, specializing in land use and environmental enforcement

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Awards: Gold Medal, Independent Publisher Book Awards (2023); Semi-finalist, Blue Ink Play Award, American Blues Theater (2021); Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Awards (2015); Silver Medal, Independent Publisher Book Awards (2012)

Communities: Hispanic or Latinx


Scheduled events:
Ways to Love
Join writers Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Daniel Olivas, Jessica Parra, and Raquel Vasquez Gilliland and hear stories from the heart about all forms of love.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Prisca Rodríguez, Daniel Olivas, Jessica Parra, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Moderator: Dra. Karla Silva
Stories del Más Allá
Witness past and present collide in otherworldly stories from three Latine writers with themes of empowerment, second chances at life, and new possibilities.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Luis Jaramillo, Daniel Olivas, Cynthia Pelayo
Moderator: Joanna Gil

Books:
My Chicano Heart
New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions
Nuestras Raices
University of Nevada Press
August 2024
ISBN 9781647791346
216 pages
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Chicano Frankenstein: A Novel
Nuestras Raices
Forest Avenue Press
March 2024
ISBN 9781942436591
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