Latino Literacy Now's International Latino Book Awards

Best Fiction Book Translation - Spanish to English
Down The Rabbit Hole, Juan Pablo Villalobos; Translator: Rosalino Harvey, Farrar Straus Giroux
The Dream of The Celt, Mario Vargas Llosa; Translator: Edith Grossman, Farrar Straus Giroux
The Map of the Sky, Felix J. Palma; Nick Caistor, Atria Books
The Polish Boxer, Eduardo Halfon; Translators: Daniel Hahn, Ollie Brock, Thomas Bunstead, Lisa Dillman, & Anne McLean., Bellevue Literacy Press
Time Commences in Xibalbá, Luis de Lión; Translator: Nathan C. Henne, University of Arizona Press
Traveler of The Century, Andrés Neuman; Translators: Nick Caistor & Lorena Garcia, Farrar Straus Giroux
Woes of the True Policeman, Roberto Bolaño; Translator: Natasha Wimmer, Farrar Straus Giroux

H. THE MARIPOSA AWARDS

Best First Book - Children & Youth
I Am Happy, Alberto Agraso & Mony Dojeiji, Walking for Peace Publishing

Best First Book - Nonfiction – English
Clay Hills and Mud Pies, Annie Mary Perez, Floricanto Press
Everyday Revolutionaries: Gender, Violence, and Disillusionment in Postwar El Salvador, Irina Carlota Silber, Rutgers University Press

Best First Book - Nonfiction – Spanish or Bilingual
Cuando Los Chinos Hablan, Ana Fuentes, C.A. Press Libros en Español, Penguin Group (USA)
El Sendero Hacia el Exito!, Daniel Ramirez,

Best First Book - Fiction – English
Along These Highways, Rene S. Perez II, University of Arizona Press
The House of Order: Stories, John Paul Jaramillo, Anaphora Literary Press
The Sandoval Sisters’ Secret of Old Blood, Sandra Ramos O’Briant, La Gente Press

Best First Book - Fiction – Spanish or Bilingual
Conjuro, Xánath Caraza, Mammoth Publications
Cuerpo Mortal: El Ultimo Héroe de Pompeya, Ana Maria Costa Alongi, Sigillum Publishers

Please Note: In those cases where only one finalist is listed in a particular category, that finalist does not necessarily receive a First Place award. First Place in all categories is determined by the total of all the judges’ scores. Some categories may not have a First Place winner.