David Bowles (author)

David Bowles

An image of author David Bowles taken in June of 2016.

Bowles in 2016
Born David Oscar Bowles, Jr.
(1970-02-27)February 27, 1970
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
Occupation Poet, novelist, translator
Ethnicity Mexican-American
Notable works The Smoking Mirror
Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry
Notable awards Pura Belpré Author Honor; Texas Institute of Letters Translation Award;
Website
www.davidbowles.us

David Bowles (born 1970) is an American critic, translator and author.

Life and career

David Bowles was born to residents of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in 1970. Raised in an ethnically diverse family with Mexican-American roots,[1] [2] [3] he was hooked on dark folktales at an early age by his grandmother Marie Garza, the family storyteller.[4]

Those stories got him interested in reading at an early age, setting him on a path to become an English teacher.[5] During his third year in the classroom, he returned to the folktales of his childhood to encourage Mexican-American students who struggled to read.[5] His retelling of the stories for middle-schoolers led to his first book, The Seed.[2]

Bowles' research into border legends has been featured on Monsters and Mysteries in America[6] in the eighth episode of season two: "Winged Beasts: Flying Humanoid, Jersey Devil, Batsquatch."[4]

In addition to folklore, Bowles has translated poetry from Nahuatl,[7] Yucatec Mayan,[8] Spanish and Japanese, which have appeared in journals such as Rattle, Translation Review, and Metamorphosis: A Journal of Literary Translation.[3] His original poetry has been featured in Concho River Review, The Thing Itself, BorderSenses and Huizache, among other venues.[9]

Bowles also writes speculative fiction.[9] He has had stories published in Strange Horizons[10] and Apex Magazine[11] and is currently writing a YA fantasy series called Garza Twins[12] that features Latino protagonists and Mesoamerican mythology.[13]

Bowles resides with his wife and children in Donna, Texas. He has been the book reviewer for regional newspaper The Monitor since 2012.[3] Holding a Master's in English and a doctorate in Education, he is a professor in the Department of Literatures & Cultural Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he teaches courses on children's and adolescent literature.[1] [4]

Awards and honors

Works

AS AUTHOR

AS EDITOR

AS CONTRIBUTOR

Notes

  1. 1 2 & UTRGV.
  2. 1 2 Stories of Shapeshifting.
  3. 1 2 3 Meet David Bowles.
  4. 1 2 3 Donna Author on National TV.
  5. 1 2 & TEDx.
  6. ↑ IMDB.
  7. ↑ Flower, Song, Dance.
  8. ↑ Perform with Drums.
  9. 1 2 Interview with David Bowles.
  10. ↑ Introduction.
  11. ↑ Tangent Review.
  12. ↑ TSM Postcard.
  13. ↑ Bowles on Inclusive Literature.
  14. ↑ TIL Award List.
  15. ↑ TAPME Award List.
  16. ↑ 2016 ALA Winners.

References

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