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SparkTalks 2024, dynamic presentations that share the wisdom of Naropa University’s alumnx!
Tim Z. Hernandez: Go to the Bamboo: The Power of Story Gathering
Tim Z. Hernandez (BA Writing & Literature, ‘07) is an award-winning author, research scholar, and performer. His books include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and he’s the recipient of the American Book Award for poetry, and the International Latino Book Award for historical fiction. His work has been featured in the New York Times, C-Span, and international media, and in 2018 he was recognized by the California State Senate for his work uncovering the story of the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon, which is chronicled in his books, All They Will Call You, and his newly released, They Call You Back. He is an alumni of Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School, and he is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Texas El Paso’s Bilingual MFA Creative Writing program.
Learn more about Naropa's BA in Creative Writing & Literature here:
https://www.naropa.edu/programs/undergraduate-academics/creative-writing-degree/
SparkTalks 2024, dynamic presentations that share the wisdom of Naropa University’s alumnx!
Tim Z. Hernandez: Go to the Bamboo: The Power of Story Gathering
Tim Z. Hernandez (BA Writing & Literature, ‘07) is an award-winning author, research scholar, and performer. His books include fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and he’s the recipient of the American Book Award for poetry, and the International Latino Book Award for historical fiction. His work has been featured in the New York Times, C-Span, and international media, and in 2018 he was recognized by the California State Senate for his work uncovering the story of the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon, which is chronicled in his books, All They Will Call You, and his newly released, They Call You Back. He is an alumni of Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School, and he is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Texas El Paso’s Bilingual MFA Creative Writing program.
Learn more about Naropa's BA in Creative Writing & Literature here:
https://www.naropa.edu/programs/undergraduate-academics/creative-writing-degree/
