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

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

Chicano Frankenstein: A Novel

Nuestras Raices
Forest Avenue Press
March 2024
ISBN 9781942436591