Carmen Tafolla (Texas, 1951) is one of the most brilliant and carismatic voice of the Chicano, Hispanic, Latino, Border literature in the United States. A resident of the West Side neighborhood of the city, Carmen had a happy childhood immersed in Mexican American culture. The Chicano Movement opened Carmen’s eyes to the beauty and cultural significance of her Mexican American culture as she experienced Chicano art, poetry, literature and self-empowerment for the first time. She graduated from Austin College with a BA in Spanish and French in 1973 and earned a master’s degree in education from Austin College the following year. She continued her graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, earning a PhD in bilingual and foreign education in 1981. She writes petry non-fiction, fiction, and books for children. She is one of the most awarded and anthologized Latina writers. Her last books are Warrior Girl (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025) y Kings at My Window (Penguin Books for Young Readers, 2025).
