Benjamin Alire Sáenz is an American Book Award-winning author of poetry and prose for adults and teens. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe was a Printz Honor Book, the Stonewall Award winner, the Pura Belpre Award winner, and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. His first novel for teens, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Young Adults and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His second book for teens, He Forgot to Say Goodbye, won the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, the Southwest... Read full bio
...When author Benjamín Alire Sáenz tells you that the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction that soon will be presented to him was a surprise, he’s not just giving you the generic award-winning answer. “I was really stunned, to tell you the truth. It’s...
...PEN/Faulkner award. Award-winning poet, novelist, fiction writer and current Chairman of the Department of Creative Writing at UTEP, Benjamin Alire Saenz was selected as a recipient of the PEN/Faulkner literary fiction award on March 19 by directors of...
...In the Mexican border city of Juárez a few blocks south of the international bridge, sits an old Prohibition-era bar. It's called the Kentucky Club, a legendary spot beloved by border dwellers on both sides. Photo courtesy of Cinco Puntos Press ...
...The PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced last week the winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Benjamin Alire Sáenz received the award for his collection of short fiction, Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club. The book was published...
...Photo of Benjamin Alire Sáenz from Flickr Creative Commons by Alex Briseño. Out of five finalists for the 33rd PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Benjamin Alire Sáenz won the award for his short fiction collection titled Everything Begins and Ends at...
...The night of Monday, March 18 was a long and sleepless one for El Paso author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Earlier that day, he’d received a life-changing phone call, telling him that he was the winner of the prestigious 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction...
...Wisconsin Press 2. The Absolutist, John Boyne, Other Press 3. Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Cinco Puntos Press 4. The Lava in My Bones, Barry Webster, Arsenal Pulp Press 5. Lovers, Daniel Arsand, Europa...
...When author Benjamín Alire Sáenz tells you that the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction that soon will be presented to him was a surprise, he’s not just giving you the generic award-winning answer. “I was really stunned, to tell you the truth. It’s...
...PEN/Faulkner award. Award-winning poet, novelist, fiction writer and current Chairman of the Department of Creative Writing at UTEP, Benjamin Alire Saenz was selected as a recipient of the PEN/Faulkner literary fiction award on March 19 by directors of...
...In the Mexican border city of Juárez a few blocks south of the international bridge, sits an old Prohibition-era bar. It's called the Kentucky Club, a legendary spot beloved by border dwellers on both sides. Photo courtesy of Cinco Puntos Press ...
...The PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced last week the winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Benjamin Alire Sáenz received the award for his collection of short fiction, Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club. The book was published...
...kudos I want to thank the El Paso Times for its view of the Pen/Faulkner Literary award winner, Benjamin Alire Saenz. I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Mr. Saenz about 13 years ago when my nephew, Anthony Martinez, invited me join a few of his...
...Photo of Benjamin Alire Sáenz from Flickr Creative Commons by Alex Briseño. Out of five finalists for the 33rd PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Benjamin Alire Sáenz won the award for his short fiction collection titled Everything Begins and Ends at...
...The night of Monday, March 18 was a long and sleepless one for El Paso author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Earlier that day, he’d received a life-changing phone call, telling him that he was the winner of the prestigious 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction...